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makes someone's teeth itch

makes someone's teeth itch is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make someone's teeth itch.

Meaning of make someone's teeth itch

Verb

make someone's teeth itch (third-person singular simple present makes someone's teeth itch, present participle making someone's teeth itch, simple past and past participle made someone's teeth itch)

  1. (idiomatic) To bother or unsettle a person; to put someone on edge.
    • The squeaking won’t do any harm, but if it makes your teeth itch, oil the hinge.

Questions about makes someone's teeth itch

What is makes someone's teeth itch the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes someone's teeth itch is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make someone's teeth itch.

Words near makes someone's teeth itch in the dictionary

  1. makes someone's hair stand on end
  2. makes someone's head spin
  3. makes someone's jaw drop
  4. makes someone's skin crawl
  5. makes someone's skin creep
  6. makes someone's teeth itch
  7. makes someone's toenails curl
  8. makes someone's toes curl
  9. makes something of
  10. makes something of oneself
  11. makes sport of

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