press cheek
Frequency: 6.58.8 per million words
To place one's cheek firmly against someone or something.
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Examples (10)
- He gently pressed his cheek against hers in a tender gesture.
- The mother pressed her cheek to her crying child's forehead to comfort him.
- She pressed her cheek against the cold windowpane, watching the rain fall.
- He pressed his cheek to the wall, trying to hear the voices from the next room.
- In a quiet moment, I like to press my cheek against his shoulder.
- You can press your cheek to the cool glass for some relief from the heat.
- The tired child pressed his cheek against his father's warm jacket and fell asleep.
- She pressed her cheek against the baby's skin to feel if he had a fever.
- He was pressing his cheek against the door, listening intently to the conversation inside.
- They stood in a close embrace, pressing cheek to cheek without saying a word.