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bares one's teeth

bares one's teeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bare one's teeth.

Meaning of bare one's teeth

Verb

bare one's teeth (third-person singular simple present bares one's teeth, present participle baring one's teeth, simple past and past participle bared one's teeth)

  1. To show one's teeth as a sign of aggression.
  2. (broadly, idiomatic) To show aggression.

Questions about bares one's teeth

What is bares one's teeth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bares one's teeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bare one's teeth.

Words near bares one's teeth in the dictionary

  1. bares all
  2. bares it all
  3. bares one's breast
  4. bares one's heart
  5. bares one's soul
  6. bares one's teeth
  7. baresark
  8. baresarks
  9. Baresbes
  10. Baresdhoo
  11. Barese

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