cheekful

noun

Etymology

From cheek + -ful.

  1. derived from *ǵyewh₁- — “to chew
  2. inherited from *kēkǭ
  3. inherited from *kākā
  4. inherited from ċēce
  5. inherited from cheeke
  6. suffixed as cheekful — “cheek + ful

Definitions

  1. A partial mouthful, enough to fill one's cheek.

    • I stop at one of the largest of these pools, undress and plunge in. Happily I flounder about, terrifying the minnows, and float on my back and spout cheekfuls of water at the sun.
    • Jenkins hit the ground hard enough to come up with cheekfuls of sand, despite the mouth guard FCPO Healy had insisted they all wear.

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