Biting

//ˈbaɪtɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An instance of something being bitten.
  2. 2
    A bite-sized snack. Kenya

    "Here the guests were lavishly entertained with drinks and bitings even before sitting down to dinner."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of bite form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Causing a stinging sensation.

    "a biting wind"

  2. 2
    Cutting or incisive.

    "a biting criticism"

  3. 3
    Tending to bite.

    "a biting insect"

Adjective
  1. 1
    causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold wordnet
  2. 2
    capable of wounding wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
painfulacerbacerbateacerbicacidacidic

Example

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"You must get rid of the habit of biting your nails."

Related phrases

nail bitingnail-biting

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