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set someone's teeth on edge en · VERB

Meanings

1. To irritate or strike as unpleasant.
   • I can't stand his squeaky voice. It always sets my teeth on edge.
2. To cause a disagreeable tingling sensation in one's teeth, as when acids are brought into contact with them.
   • For sounds, we see that the grating of a law, or any very harsh noise, will set the teeth on edge, and make all the body shiver 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “VIII. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:

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Relateds

make someone's hair stand on end

Translations (14)

it allegare (to cause unpleasant sensation in one's teeth) · pl podrażniać (to cause unpleasant sensation in one's teeth) · ru раздража́ть (to irritate or be unpleasant) · pl działać na nerwy (to irritate or be unpleasant) · pl podrażnić (to cause unpleasant sensation in one's teeth) · scn allippari (to cause unpleasant sensation in one's teeth) · ota قماشدیرمق (to irritate or be unpleasant) · scn scummàttiri (to irritate or be unpleasant) · scn nzurtari (to irritate or be unpleasant) · it far venire il mal di denti (to cause unpleasant sensation in one's teeth) · es dar dentera (to cause unpleasant sensation in one's teeth) · hu az idegeire megy (to irritate or be unpleasant) · it allappare (to cause unpleasant sensation in one's teeth) · pl grać na nerwach (to irritate or be unpleasant)