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cheesing

/ˈt͡ʃiːzɪŋ/

cheesing is the present participle and gerund of cheese.

Meaning of cheese

Verb (1)

cheese (third-person singular simple present cheeses, present participle cheesing, simple past and past participle cheesed)

  1. To prepare curds for making cheese.
  2. To make holes in a pattern of circuitry to decrease pattern density.
  3. (slang) To smile excessively, as for a camera.
    • Yeah, a couple homegirls cheese they little faces off / They happy cause they finally got they braces off2013, Michael W. Eagle II, “Degrassi Picture Day” (track 1), in Sir Rockabye, performed by Open Mike Eagle and Busdriver

Verb (2)

cheese (third-person singular simple present cheeses, present participle cheesing, simple past and past participle cheesed)

  1. (slang) To stop; to refrain from.
    • Cheese it! The cops!
  2. (slang) To anger or irritate someone, usually in combination with "off".
    • All this waiting around is really cheesing me off.

Verb (3)

cheese (third-person singular simple present cheeses, present participle cheesing, simple past and past participle cheesed)

  1. (Internet, ambitransitive) To use a controversial or unsporting tactic to gain an advantage (especially in a game.)
    • You can cheese most of the game using certain exploits.

See all 27 meanings of cheese

Phrases with cheesing

Questions about cheesing

What is cheesing the present participle and gerund of?
Cheesing is the present participle and gerund of cheese.
How do you pronounce cheesing?
Cheesing is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃiːzɪŋ/.

Words near cheesing in the dictionary

  1. cheesey
  2. cheesier
  3. cheesiest
  4. cheesily
  5. cheesiness
  6. cheesing
  7. cheesing down
  8. cheesing off
  9. cheesing out
  10. cheesing up
  11. cheesit

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