rub cheek

Frequency: 6.27.1 per million words

To move one's hand or an object back and forth across the cheek.

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Examples (10)

  • She gently rubbed her crying son's cheek to comfort him.
  • The actor rubbed the fake dirt onto his cheek for the role.
  • He came in from the cold and started to rub his frozen cheek.
  • The friendly cat likes to rub its cheek against people's legs.
  • He would thoughtfully rub his stubbled cheek while deep in thought.
  • The nurse rubbed a soothing ointment on the patient's bruised cheek.
  • I can't stop rubbing my itchy cheek after the mosquito bite.
  • In their culture, it is common to rub one's cheek against another's in greeting.
  • The sleepy toddler was rubbing his cheek against his mother's shoulder.
  • To apply the blush, gently rub the cream onto the apple of your cheek.