Biting - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈbaɪtɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word biting
Brit.  |ˈbaɪtɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word biting
- this word is used as a present participle form of the verb 'to be' to bite

adjective

- capable of wounding (syn: barbed, nipping, pungent)
a biting aphorism
- causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold (syn: bitter)
a biting wind

Extra examples

...a biting wind that only the toughest football fans were willing to endure...

...the biting comments by the popular girls about the new kid in class...

A biting wind blew down from the hills.

She was nervously biting her lip.

The mosquitoes are biting tonight.

Are the fish biting today?

She has a nasty habit of biting her fingernails.

...the owner was held accountable for his dog's biting of the child...

...an extended, highly fruitful anamnesis that was triggered by the simple act of biting into a madeleine...

...a drama critic who is best remembered for his biting witticisms...

I'll pop up and see what's biting him now.

He came under biting criticism at the last meeting.

This is to be applied to the skin to repel mosquitoes from biting.

I wish I could stop biting my nails.

She paused uncertainly, biting her lip.

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