pulling teeth

A form of pull teeth — To extract teeth, usually because they are decayed or damaged.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pull teeth
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APA

pulling teeth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulling%20teeth

MLA

“pulling teeth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulling%20teeth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulling teeth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulling%20teeth.

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