teethe
Americanverb (used without object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has teethedperfect 3rd person singular
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have teethedperfect
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has been teethingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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is teethingprogressive 3rd person singular
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teethessingular 3rd person
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teethingparticiple
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are teethingprogressive
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have been teethingperfect progressive
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am teethingprogressive 1st person singular
Past
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had teethedperfect
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had been teethingperfect progressive
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teethedsimple
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was teethingprogressive singular
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teethedparticiple
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were teethingprogressive plural
Future
Etymology
Origin of teethe
1375–1425; late Middle English tethen, derivative of teth teeth
Example Sentences
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It began when her family moved from Pakistan to the United States when Chaudry was just an infant; her mother filled her bottles with half-and-half and allowed her to teethe on sticks of butter.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2022
This is a question that political philosophers teethe over constantly: “Are the citizens of a state liable for what it does in their name?”
From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2022
After all, Jones says, gums don’t bleed when kids teethe.
From Slate • May 4, 2015
Children who teethe well on The Mock Turtle's Story and Advice from a Caterpillar may be treated to Riverside's full-length Alice.
From Time Magazine Archive
We used to use nine red ants tied in a sack round they neck to make 'em teethe easy and never had no trouble with 'em neither.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives by Work Projects Administration
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