teethe
verb (used without object)
were teething
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past progressiveof teethe.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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England's performance was encouraging but there were teething issues as they attempted to implement a new expansive attack and a blitz-style defence.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2024
Importantly, the researchers found that so-called teething symptoms frequently occurred in nonteething infants, too—it’s just that they were more likely to happen when the infants were teething.
From Slate ● May 4, 2015
There were teething problems with Mac compatibility, but they're all ironed out now.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 12, 2010
“He could always get you to sleep. No matter what. Even when you were teething, a few minutes on his chest and you were out like a light. You loved it when he held you.”
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
My own children were teething at the time, and it gave me an idea.
From The Making of an American by Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis
