toothier; toothiest
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: having or showing prominent teeth
toothy grin
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Examples of toothy in a Sentence
a selection of gourmet cookies and other toothy delights
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On the Chicago Riverwalk not far from the Trump building, Duane and Anica Lamkin, visiting from Los Angeles, took a photo of their 9-year-old daughter, Olive, pointing at Trump Tower with a toothy grin.
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Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2024
The limited-edition Dune: Part Two promo item released earlier this year was a receptacle made out of a tin with a detachable lid that resembles the giant, toothy sandworms of the desert planet Arrakis.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
The most skilled swimmers were better able to nab prey and otherwise survive, beginning an evolutionary trajectory that would result in 50-foot-long, multi-ton ocean giants like the extremely toothy Mosasaurus.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024
That other toothy mechanism in there is the bottom burr.
—Jaina Grey, WIRED, 25 Apr. 2024
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Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2024
The limited-edition Dune: Part Two promo item released earlier this year was a receptacle made out of a tin with a detachable lid that resembles the giant, toothy sandworms of the desert planet Arrakis.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
The most skilled swimmers were better able to nab prey and otherwise survive, beginning an evolutionary trajectory that would result in 50-foot-long, multi-ton ocean giants like the extremely toothy Mosasaurus.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024
That other toothy mechanism in there is the bottom burr.
—Jaina Grey, WIRED, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Toothy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toothy. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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