How to pronounce cheese

Say it like this: /t͡ʃiz/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/t͡ʃiz/

What does cheese mean?

nounA dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.

Any particular variety of cheese.

A piece of cheese, especially one moulded into a large round shape during manufacture.

“He had a gloating expression on his face, and was perseveringly rolling a large cheese along the middle of the road.”

verbTo prepare curds for making cheese.

To make holes in a pattern of circuitry to decrease pattern density.

To smile excessively, as for a camera.

“Yeah, a couple homegirls cheese they little faces off / They happy cause they finally got they braces off”

intjSaid while being photographed, to give the impression of smiling.

“Say "cheese"! ... and there we are!”

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