teethe
verb (used without object)
are teething
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present progressiveof teethe.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Like with most venues in their opening weeks, there are teething problems.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2023
But proponents insist those are teething defects in a nascent technology — and fixable.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
The point is that the teachers in her room make the babies homemade strawberry ice pops when they are teething.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2022
Our attitude, mistakenly, we now believe, has always been to say: ‘These are teething problems, and that these will be resolved if we are patient.’
From The Guardian ● Nov. 21, 2020
Oh, that's nothing," replied Mrs. Muff; "I always use them when my children are teething, with great success.
From Harper's Young People, February 3, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
