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biting

/ˈbaɪtɪŋ/adjective2 syllables

Biting means: capable of wounding.

Synonyms for biting8

adjective, as in capable of wounding

barbed, nipping, pungent, mordacious, sarcastic

adjective, as in causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold

bitter, painful

also used for biting

keen

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What does biting mean?2

adjective

1

capable of wounding“a barbed compliment”

2

causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold“bitter cold”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with biting?13

three syllables

excitinginvitingunitingincitingrewritingreciting

four syllables

underwriting
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Biting in a sentence

  • I was biting my nails, worrying about you.unknown
  • In the cemetery, there is a statue of a snake biting its own tail.CM
  • Faceless in the crowd, the gray mouse becomes a biting lion.rul
  • You must get rid of the habit of biting your nails.CK
  • He had the habit of biting his fingernails.DJ_Saidez
  • You don't have to play outside in the biting wind.AlanF_US
  • He has a habit of scratching his back and biting his nails.CK
  • She has a habit of biting her nails.CK

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