"teething" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtiːðɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtiðɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-teething.wav Forms: teethings [plural]
Rhymes: -iːðɪŋ Etymology: From teethe + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|teethe|ing}} teethe + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} teething (countable and uncountable, plural teethings)
  1. (physiology) The eruption, through the gums, of the milk teeth; dentition. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physiology Derived forms: teething issues, teething ring, teething problems, teething problem, teething trouble, teething troubles Translations (eruption of milk teeth): dentició [feminine] (Catalan), 長牙 /长牙 (zhǎngyá) (Chinese Mandarin), hampaiden puhkeaminen (Finnish), denticie [feminine] (Galician), dentición [feminine] (Galician), Zahndurchbruch (German), Zahnen [neuter] (German), cur na bhfiacla [masculine] (Irish), gearradh na bhfiacla [masculine] (Irish), dentizione [feminine] (Italian), dentītiō [feminine] (Latin), dentiō [feminine] (Latin), ząbkowanie [neuter] (Polish), проре́зывание зубо́в (prorézyvanije zubóv) [neuter] (Russian), dentición [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-teething-en-noun-kBnAZ4u5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 82 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 88 12 Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences

Verb

IPA: /ˈtiːðɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtiðɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-teething.wav
Rhymes: -iːðɪŋ Etymology: From teethe + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|teethe|ing}} teethe + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} teething
  1. present participle and gerund of teethe Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: teethe Categories (topical): Babies
    Sense id: en-teething-en-verb-EM3NAhAb Disambiguation of Babies: 11 89

Inflected forms

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        "present participle and gerund of teethe"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "teethe",
          "teethe#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "form-of",
        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtiðɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːðɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "teething"
}

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