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cheeking it through

cheeking it through is the present participle and gerund of cheek it through.

Meaning of cheek it through

Verb

cheek it through (third-person singular simple present cheeks it through, present participle cheeking it through, simple past and past participle cheeked it through)

  1. (US, dated, intransitive, slang) To endure with an air of unearned confidence.
    • He's cheeking it through that class, and the surprising thing is, it's working!

Questions about cheeking it through

What is cheeking it through the present participle and gerund of?
Cheeking it through is the present participle and gerund of cheek it through.

Words near cheeking it through in the dictionary

  1. cheekily
  2. cheekiness
  3. cheekinesses
  4. cheeking
  5. cheeking it out
  6. cheeking it through
  7. cheeking up
  8. cheeking up to
  9. cheekini
  10. cheekinis
  11. cheekish

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