Toothing [verb]

Definition of Toothing:

grip or tear with teeth

Synonyms of Toothing:

● Chew

● Cut

● Wound

● Nibble

● Chomp

● Gnaw

● Snap

● Eat

● Clamp

● Crunch

● Pierce

● Ruminate

● Rend

● Seize

● Taste

● Pinch

● Lacerate

● Munch

● Tooth

● Crush

● Masticate

● Chaw

● Champ

● Nip

● Hold

● Sever

● Chaw on

● Take a chunk out of


Opposite/Antonyms of Toothing:

● Be careful

● Encourage

● Free

● Offer

● Let go

● Give

● Release


Sentence/Example of Toothing:

If the cause can be detected, as in toothing or worms, it should be removed.

The strange feature in this case is the zig-zag "toothing" which is employed to represent the jaws.

Then comes a softening process to prepare the files for the men who grind or file them to a true form, and for toothing.