: to experience the emergence of one's teeth through the gums
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The baby is starting to teethe.
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These teething problems could be just that.—James McNicholas, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025 Lack of sleep, colds, or teething symptoms can all contribute to tiny eye bags.—Sarah Scott, Parents, 4 Dec. 2025 Nigeria is Africa’s largest oil producer and has historically held great interest for foreign investors in the sector, despite teething problems of vandalism and violence that have turned some international oil companies away in recent years.—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025 These include biting to get attention, engage another kid in play, learn about cause and effect, work on muscle control, or teething.—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for teethe
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