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biting
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
biting
(adjective)
bite
(verb)
nail–biter
(noun)
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biting
/
ˈ
baɪtɪŋ/
adjective
biting
/
ˈ
baɪtɪŋ/
adjective
Learner's definition of BITING
[
more biting; most biting
]
1
:
unpleasantly cold
a
biting
wind
biting
cold
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2
:
having a sharply critical and often clever quality
biting
accusations
biting
social commentary
biting
wit
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