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making someone's teeth itch

making someone's teeth itch is the present participle and gerund 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 making someone's teeth itch

What is making someone's teeth itch the present participle and gerund of?
Making someone's teeth itch is the present participle and gerund of make someone's teeth itch.

Words near making someone's teeth itch in the dictionary

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

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