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biting

Verb

∙ present participle of bite

Noun

∙ The action of the verb to bite.
∙ An occurrence of a bite.

Adjective

∙ Causing a stinging sensation.
∙ Cutting or incisive.
∙ Tending to bite.

bite

Verb

∙ To cut off a piece by clamping the teeth. transitive
∙ To hold something by clamping one's teeth. transitive
∙ To attack with the teeth. intransitive
∙ To behave aggressively; to reject advances. intransitive
∙ To take hold; to establish firm contact with. intransitive
∙ To have significant effect, often negative. intransitive
∙ To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught. intransitive, of a fish
∙ To accept something offered, often secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor. intransitive, figuratively
∙ To sting. intransitive, transitive, of an insect
∙ To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent. intransitive
∙ To cause sharp pain, or smarting, to; to hurt or injure, in a literal or a figurative sense. transitive
∙ To cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or injure; to have the property of so doing. intransitive
∙ To take or keep a firm hold. intransitive
∙ To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to. transitive
∙ To lack quality; to be worthy of derision; to suck. intransitive, slang
∙ To perform oral sex on. Used in invective. transitive, informal, vulgar
∙ To plagiarize, to imitate. intransitive, African American Vernacular, slang

Noun

∙ The act of biting.
∙ The wound left behind after having been bitten.
∙ The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.
∙ A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.
∙ Something unpleasant. slang
∙ An act of plagiarism. slang
∙ A small meal or snack.
∙ aggression figuratively
∙ The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another.
∙ A cheat; a trick; a fraud. colloquial, dated
∙ A sharper; one who cheats. colloquial, dated, slang
∙ A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper. printing

BABYLON ENGLISH
biting adj.
sharp, stinging; sarcastic
nipping, nibbling; gnawing; morsel, small bit of food
bite v.
grip with the teeth; take bait, eat a lure

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
biting
biting
\bit"ing\ (&?;), a. that bites; sharp; cutting; sarcastic; caustic. "a biting affliction." "a biting jest."
similar words(3)

crib-biting
biting in
biting louse

WORDNET 2.0
biting
Adjective
1. capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"
(synonym) barbed, nipping, pungent, mordacious
(similar) sarcastic
2. causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind"
(synonym) bitter
(similar) painful
bite
Noun
1. a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
(hypernym) wound, lesion
(hyponym) dog bite
(derivation) seize with teeth
2. a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread"
(synonym) morsel, bit
(hypernym) taste, mouthful
(hyponym) chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug, wad
3. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
(synonym) sting, insect bite
(hypernym) injury, hurt, harm, trauma
(hyponym) bee sting
(derivation) sting, prick
4. a light informal meal
(synonym) collation, snack
(hypernym) meal, repast
(hyponym) refreshment
5. (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"
(hypernym) success
(classification) fishing, sportfishing
6. wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire"
(synonym) pungency
(hypernym) wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness
7. a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"
(synonym) pungency, sharpness
(hypernym) spiciness, spice, spicery
8. the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
(synonym) chomp
(hypernym) eating, feeding
(hyponym) munch
(derivation) seize with teeth
9. a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"
(hypernym) subtraction, deduction
(classification) cant, jargon, slang, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular
Verb
1. to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her"
(synonym) seize with teeth
(hypernym) grip
(hyponym) gnaw
(see-also) snap at, bite off
2. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"
(synonym) sting, burn
(hypernym) ache, smart, hurt
(hyponym) nettle, urticate
(verb-group) burn
3. penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface"
(hypernym) pierce
4. deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
(synonym) sting, prick
(hypernym) pierce
(derivation) sting, insect bite

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Biting
Biting is a common behaviour of opening and closing the jaw found in many animals. This behaviour is found in humans in addition to reptiles, mammals fish and amphibians. Arthropods can also bite. Biting is a physical action an attack but it is a normal activity or response in an animal as it eats, carries objects, softens and prepares food for its young, removes ectoparasites from its body surface, removes plant seeds attached to its fur or hair, scratching itself, and grooming other animals and for defense. Animal bites often result in serious infections and mortality. Dog bites are commonplace, with children the most commonly bitten and the face the most common target.
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

biting

Verb

∙ present participle of bite

Noun

∙ The action of the verb to bite.
∙ An occurrence of a bite.

Adjective

∙ Causing a stinging sensation.
∙ Cutting or incisive.
∙ Tending to bite.

bite

Verb

∙ To cut off a piece by clamping the teeth. transitive
∙ To hold something by clamping one's teeth. transitive
∙ To attack with the teeth. intransitive
∙ To behave aggressively; to reject advances. intransitive
∙ To take hold; to establish firm contact with. intransitive
∙ To have significant effect, often negative. intransitive
∙ To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught. intransitive, of a fish
∙ To accept something offered, often secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor. intransitive, figuratively
∙ To sting. intransitive, transitive, of an insect
∙ To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent. intransitive
∙ To cause sharp pain, or smarting, to; to hurt or injure, in a literal or a figurative sense. transitive
∙ To cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or injure; to have the property of so doing. intransitive
∙ To take or keep a firm hold. intransitive
∙ To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to. transitive
∙ To lack quality; to be worthy of derision; to suck. intransitive, slang
∙ To perform oral sex on. Used in invective. transitive, informal, vulgar
∙ To plagiarize, to imitate. intransitive, African American Vernacular, slang

Noun

∙ The act of biting.
∙ The wound left behind after having been bitten.
∙ The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.
∙ A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.
∙ Something unpleasant. slang
∙ An act of plagiarism. slang
∙ A small meal or snack.
∙ aggression figuratively
∙ The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another.
∙ A cheat; a trick; a fraud. colloquial, dated
∙ A sharper; one who cheats. colloquial, dated, slang
∙ A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper. printing

BABYLON ENGLISH
biting adj.
sharp, stinging; sarcastic
nipping, nibbling; gnawing; morsel, small bit of food
bite v.
grip with the teeth; take bait, eat a lure

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
biting
biting
\bit"ing\ (&?;), a. that bites; sharp; cutting; sarcastic; caustic. "a biting affliction." "a biting jest."
similar words(3)

crib-biting
biting in
biting louse

WORDNET 2.0
biting
Adjective
1. capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"
(synonym) barbed, nipping, pungent, mordacious
(similar) sarcastic
2. causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind"
(synonym) bitter
(similar) painful
bite
Noun
1. a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
(hypernym) wound, lesion
(hyponym) dog bite
(derivation) seize with teeth
2. a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread"
(synonym) morsel, bit
(hypernym) taste, mouthful
(hyponym) chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug, wad
3. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
(synonym) sting, insect bite
(hypernym) injury, hurt, harm, trauma
(hyponym) bee sting
(derivation) sting, prick
4. a light informal meal
(synonym) collation, snack
(hypernym) meal, repast
(hyponym) refreshment
5. (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"
(hypernym) success
(classification) fishing, sportfishing
6. wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire"
(synonym) pungency
(hypernym) wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness
7. a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"
(synonym) pungency, sharpness
(hypernym) spiciness, spice, spicery
8. the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
(synonym) chomp
(hypernym) eating, feeding
(hyponym) munch
(derivation) seize with teeth
9. a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"
(hypernym) subtraction, deduction
(classification) cant, jargon, slang, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular
Verb
1. to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her"
(synonym) seize with teeth
(hypernym) grip
(hyponym) gnaw
(see-also) snap at, bite off
2. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"
(synonym) sting, burn
(hypernym) ache, smart, hurt
(hyponym) nettle, urticate
(verb-group) burn
3. penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface"
(hypernym) pierce
4. deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
(synonym) sting, prick
(hypernym) pierce
(derivation) sting, insect bite

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Biting
Biting is a common behaviour of opening and closing the jaw found in many animals. This behaviour is found in humans in addition to reptiles, mammals fish and amphibians. Arthropods can also bite. Biting is a physical action an attack but it is a normal activity or response in an animal as it eats, carries objects, softens and prepares food for its young, removes ectoparasites from its body surface, removes plant seeds attached to its fur or hair, scratching itself, and grooming other animals and for defense. Animal bites often result in serious infections and mortality. Dog bites are commonplace, with children the most commonly bitten and the face the most common target.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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