fang
noun
one of the long, sharp, hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake by which poison is injected.
fangless
-
a word derived from
fang.
Example Sentences
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I should also mention that I’m semi-terrified of snakes, even the harmless, fangless, non-poisonous ones.
From Salon ● May 4, 2019
But while he’s versatile, there’s nothing louche about Mr. Mars, from his pearly whites to his fangless flirting to the prim directness of his lyrics, which have great bones yet rarely ooze.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2013
You say contemporary poetry “is a limp and fangless thing.”
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2013
But fangless coaches, like the late-season meltdowns, are another of the Cowboys’ repeated patterns.
From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2011
When Bertrade de Montfort regained her senses, she was in bed in a strange room, and above her bent an old woman; a repulsive, toothless old woman, whose smile was but a fangless snarl.
From The Outlaw of Torn by Edgar Rice Burroughs
