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Examples of teethe in a Sentence
The baby is starting to teethe.
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But proponents insist those are teething defects in a nascent technology — and fixable.
—Steve Lohr, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2023
Babies can teethe on it.
—Good Housekeeping, 16 Nov. 2022
There is the Infant Phenomenon, who strains to pass herself off as such in her family’s theatrical troupe despite having teethed several years ago.
—Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2020
The problems experienced this week are unlikely to be teething problems either as motorcycles and tricycles have, overtime, become mainstay features of Lagos’ transport system due to gaps that exist.
—Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa, 6 Feb. 2020
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Word History
Etymology
back-formation from teething
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of teethe was
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“Teethe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teethe. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
teethe
verb
teethed; teething
: to experience the emergence of one's teeth through the gums : grow teeth
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