teethe
verb (used without object)
is teething
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present progressiveof teethe (3rd person singular).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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My first suggestion is teething rings, which are made for small children to gnaw on as their teeth grow in.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2021
I want to see how well this works when a baby is teething.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2018
If you think your baby is teething, experts agree that the safest remedy is a refrigerated—not frozen—teething ring for her to gnaw on.
From Slate ● May 4, 2015
Little Zinoviya is teething, so her mama asked for a potion for that.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Alexander is teething, and he does not let me sleep an hour at a time.
From All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
