setting someone's teeth on edge

A form of set someone's teeth on edge — To irritate or strike as unpleasant.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of set someone's teeth on edge
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APA

setting someone's teeth on edge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setting%20someone's%20teeth%20on%20edge

MLA

“setting someone's teeth on edge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setting%20someone's%20teeth%20on%20edge. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “setting someone's teeth on edge,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setting%20someone's%20teeth%20on%20edge.

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