: 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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There have been teething pains with Neutron, however, including engine failures and structural test anomalies.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026 The high-contrast color scheme is easy to spot in your bag and the 100% silicone make is designed to be gentle on teething gums.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
24 June 2026 This isn’t the first teething toy that has been recalled this year for the same hazard.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026 What this illustrates is that with any new statute, including the UPEPA, there will be teething difficulties as the courts attempt to get their arms around how the statute operates.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for teethe