adjective
Other Word Forms
- toothily adverb
- toothiness noun
Etymology
Origin of toothy
Example Sentences
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He would probably laugh his toothy laugh at the absurdity of it, because he was well aware of the first absurd indignity of his life in Lubbock.
“Jaws,” released in America two years earlier, is still playing in the city of Recife, and the use of the toothy fish as a recurring motif suggests all norms are on hold while sharks rule.
He smiled the rubbery, doggish Ashton smile that all the men in his family shared, wide and toothy, with the canine teeth on full display.
From Literature
Penelope cried, and all three children gave a delicious shiver of horror, as if the book itself might gobble them up with its toothy covers.
From Literature
She could feel its hot, panting breath and see the scarlet roof of its toothy mouth.
From Literature
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