teethe
verb (used without object)
teethed
Example Sentences
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He teethed on a toy bat as an infant and grew up hoping to become the ’ right fielder, joking that Al Kaline beat him to it.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2010
O'Rourke, 40, a baby boomer who seems to have teethed on brass knuckles and suckled on bile.
From Time Magazine Archive
But he might have given his story the bite of reality if he had teethed on anything but slick paper.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I've spent nights pacing my floor at 2, 3 in the morning, wondering, How am I going to get through this?" says McFarland, who teethed on leather as a baby.
From Time Magazine Archive
She teethed on Miss Patty Cake’s arms and legs, ate her hair when she didn’t know better, squeezed her, slept with her, fed her, and sang to her.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
