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baring one's teeth

baring one's teeth is the present participle and gerund 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 baring one's teeth

What is baring one's teeth the present participle and gerund of?
Baring one's teeth is the present participle and gerund of bare one's teeth.

Words near baring one's teeth in the dictionary

  1. baring all
  2. baring it all
  3. baring one's breast
  4. baring one's heart
  5. baring one's soul
  6. baring one's teeth
  7. Baringer
  8. Baringers
  9. Baringhup
  10. Baringhup West
  11. Baringo giraffe

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