cheeking
SayCHEE-king/ˈt͡ʃiːkɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of cheek.
She was cheeking the referee throughout the whole match.
Cheeking your boss is rarely a good career move.
Note
One -ing form doing two jobs: a participle after be (she was cheeking the referee) and a gerund that can head a sentence (cheeking your boss). It means being impudent toward someone and takes a direct object. It is the verb behind the informal noun cheek, "impudence." Riders also use it for pulling a horse's head back toward the saddle by the bridle's cheek strap, and it can mean holding something in one's cheek.
cheeking is a form of cheek
cheek, verb: To speak or behave impudently toward someone, often by answering back disrespectfully. Full entry
- Spelling
- cheek → cheeking: add -ing
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