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cheesing up

cheesing up is the present participle and gerund of cheese up.

Meaning of cheese up

Verb

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

  1. (slang, transitive) To add cheese to; make cheesy or cheesier.
    • "No, just get over here. You need to try this one!" she exclaimed as she cheesed up a chunk of bread with one of our blues. Angeline stuffed the open faced mini-sandwich into my mouth […]2005, J. B. Dann, Anecdotal, page 233
  2. (figuratively, intransitive, slang) To smile widely; to crack a huge grin.
    • I cheesed up at his perfect fucking face.2022, Emilia Rose, Indulge Me

Questions about cheesing up

What is cheesing up the present participle and gerund of?
Cheesing up is the present participle and gerund of cheese up.

Words near cheesing up in the dictionary

  1. cheesiness
  2. cheesing
  3. cheesing down
  4. cheesing off
  5. cheesing out
  6. cheesing up
  7. cheesit
  8. cheeslaw
  9. Cheesman
  10. Cheesmans
  11. cheesology

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