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biting en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. Causing a stinging sensation.
    • a biting wind
  2. Cutting or incisive.
    • a biting criticism
  3. Tending to bite.
    • a biting insect

Forms

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most biting Degree=Sup lexicographic
more biting Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

nail-biting · nonbiting · bitingly · nailbiting · biting stonecrop · bitingness

Synonyms

keen

Translations (39)

ar لَاسِع (tending to bite) · bg щипещ (causing a stinging sensation) · nb bitende (causing a stinging sensation) · bg остър (causing a stinging sensation) · sv bitande (causing a stinging sensation) · ar عَقُور (tending to bite) · fi pureva (tending to bite) · fr mordant (cutting or incisive) · fi pureva (cutting or incisive) · de beißend (cutting or incisive) · sv bitande (tending to bite) · nb bitende (cutting or incisive) · de bissig (cutting or incisive) · de bissig (tending to bite) · nb bitende (tending to bite) · sv bitande (cutting or incisive) · la mordax (causing a stinging sensation) · fi pureva (causing a stinging sensation) · fr mordeur (tending to bite) · ro tăios (causing a stinging sensation) · sv bitsk (tending to bite) · la mordax (cutting or incisive) · de beißend (causing a stinging sensation) · ca punyent (causing a stinging sensation) · ar لَاذِع (cutting or incisive) · ar جَارِح (cutting or incisive) · ar قَارِس (causing a stinging sensation) · de stechend (tending to bite) · bg остър (cutting or incisive) · bg хаплив (tending to bite) · de beißend (tending to bite) · ca mordaç (cutting or incisive) · gd sgaiteach (cutting or incisive) · eo acerba (cutting or incisive) · bg лют (causing a stinging sensation) · fr mordant (tending to bite) · ro pișcător (causing a stinging sensation) · mi kōtaratara (causing a stinging sensation) · fr mordant (causing a stinging sensation)

biting en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. An instance of something being bitten.
  2. (Kenya) A bite-sized snack.
    • More of a cafeteria than a purebreed coffeehouse, the neat little 21 does both full meals and snacks or 'bitings'. 2006, Kenya, page 116:
    • Here the guests were lavishly entertained with drinks and bitings even before sitting down to dinner. 1997, Women in Kenya, page 20:

Forms

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bitings Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

cockbiting · nail biting · nailbiting

Translations (6)

bg ухапване (An occurrence of a bite) · ar عَضَّة (An occurrence of a bite) · fi pureminen (An occurrence of a bite) · bg хапане (instance of biting) · fi pureminen (instance of biting) · bg ухапване (instance of biting)

biting en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of bite
    form of bite