Meanings
verbbare 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)
present singular third person bares one's teeth · participle present baring one's teeth · participle past bared one's teeth · past bared one's teeth · alternative bare one's fangs
- To show one's teeth as a sign of aggression.
- broadlyidiomaticTo show aggression.
Translations
Finnish näyttää hampaansa
- näyttää hampaansa(figuratively) to show aggression
French montrer les dents
- montrer les dents(figuratively) to show aggression
German Zähne zeigen, die Zähne fletschen
- Zähne zeigen(figuratively) to show aggression
- die Zähne fletschen(figuratively) to show aggression
Indonesian unjuk gigi
- unjuk gigi(figuratively) to show aggression
Italian mostrare i denti
- mostrare i denti(figuratively) to show aggression
Polish szczerzyć
- szczerzyć(figuratively) to show aggression
Russian ска́лить зу́бы, оска́ливать зу́бы
- ска́лить зу́бы (skálitʹ zúby)(figuratively) to show aggression
- оска́ливать зу́бы (oskálivatʹ zúby)(figuratively) to show aggression
- оска́лить зу́бы (oskálitʹ zúby)(figuratively) to show aggression
- ска́литься (skálitʹsja)(figuratively) to show aggression
- оска́литься (oskálitʹsja)(figuratively) to show aggression
Cite this entry
APA
bare one's teeth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bare%20one's%20teeth
MLA
“bare one's teeth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bare%20one's%20teeth. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bare one's teeth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bare%20one's%20teeth.
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