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biting

[ bahy-ting ]

adjective

  1. nipping; smarting; keen:

    biting cold; a biting sensation on the tongue.

  2. cutting; sarcastic:

    a biting remark.

    Synonyms: , , , ,



biting

/ ˈ²ú²¹Éª³Ùɪŋ /

adjective

  1. piercing; keen

    a biting wind

  2. sarcastic; incisive

    a biting comment

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²ú¾±³Ù¾±²Ô²µ±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²ú¾±³Ùi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
  • ²ú¾±³Ùi²Ô²µÂ·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ô·²ú¾±³Ùi²Ô²µ adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·²ú¾±³Ùi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of biting1

First recorded in 1250–1300, biting is from the Middle English word bitynge. See bite, -ing 2
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Standing alone outside the Constitutional Court in the biting January cold, she held a protest sign denouncing the judiciary.

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When she was swimming back during the 1,000-yard swim, she felt a “biting sensation†on her right arm over and over again.

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When other officers arrived and arrested Nodwell, he continued to be aggressive, assaulting one officer by spitting on his hand and biting another's boot.

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“When the Going Was Good†is at its best when Carter is the underdog biting at ankles, or a Don Quixote who learns to tilt at the right windmills.

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That leaves the Baltics nervously biting their nails.

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