biting
About 2.92 uses per million words.
Meaning
- verb present participle and gerund of bite
- noun An instance of something being bitten.
- noun A bite-sized snack.
- adjective Causing a stinging sensation.
a biting wind
- adjective Cutting or incisive.
a biting criticism
- adjective Tending to bite.
a biting insect
Similar words
nipping pungent bitter barbed painful sarcastic mordant chewing tart eating
Often followed by
her the and his into off at cold of
Word family
bitingly
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