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TEETHE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they teethe ... he / she / it teethes
Past simple: teethed
Past participle: teethed
-ing form: teething
Sense 1
Meaning:
Grow teeth; cut the baby teeth
Example:
The little one is teething now
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "teethe" is one way to...):
acquire; develop; get; grow; produce (come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
teething (the eruption through the gums of baby teeth)
