Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cheek for chowl

/ˌt͡ʃik fə ˈd͡ʒʌul/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cheek -for -chowl
IPA: /ˌt͡ʃik fə ˈd͡ʒʌul/

33

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Synonym of cheek by jowl (“in very close physical proximity; crowded together; side by side”).

Example Sentences

"E'en cheek for chevv he'd ſeat him 'mang them a', / And tauk his mind 'bout kittle points of law."
"Then on the tither hand preſent her, / A blackguard Smuggler, right behint her, / An' cheek-for-chovv, a chuffie Vintner, / Colleaguing join, / Picking her pouch as bare as VVinter, / Of a' kind coin."
"In puir auld Scotland's Parliament they a' sate thegither, cheek for choul, and than they did na need to hae the same blethers twice ower again."
"[I]t is not seemly to stand cheek-for-chowl confronting us that gate."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌt͡ʃik fə ˈd͡ʒʌul/
British English: /ˌt͡ʃiːk fə ˈd͡ʒʌul/

Inflected Forms

more cheek for chowl (comparative) most cheek for chowl (superlative)

Synonyms

cheek by jowl

Questions

How do you pronounce cheek for chowl?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌt͡ʃik fə ˈd͡ʒʌul/.
What does cheek for chowl mean?: Synonym of cheek by jowl (“in very close physical proximity; crowded together; side by side”).

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