biting (verb)

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• biting — 1. noun a) The action of the verb to bite. b) An occurrence of a bite. 2. adjective a) Causing a stinging sensation. a biting wind …   Wiktionary

• biting — n selling a graffiti artist s pen name to another young person. Usually seen in this form rather than the verb to bite . It is a specialisation of the colloquial sense of bite meaning coercion …   Contemporary slang

• bite — [c]/baɪt / (say buyt) verb (bit, bitten or, Archaic, bit, biting) –verb (t) 1. to cut into or wound, with the teeth: the dog bit me. 2. to grip with the teeth. 3. to sting, as an insect. 4. to cau …  

• bite — verb (past bit; past participle bitten) 1》 use the teeth to cut into something.     ↘(of a snake, insect, or spider) wound with a sting, pincers, or fangs. 2》 (of a tool, tyre, boot, etc.) grip or take hold on a surface.     ↘(of an object) press …   English new terms dictionary

• backbite — verb ( bit; bitten; biting) Date: 12th century transitive verb to say mean or spiteful things about (as one not present) intransitive verb to backbite a person • backbiter noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• gnaw — verb Etymology: Middle English gnawen, from Old English gnagan; akin to Old High German gnagan to gnaw Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to bite or chew on with the teeth; especially to wear away by persistent biting or nibbling < a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• gnaw — verb (intransitive always + adv/prep, transitive) to keep biting something hard (+ away/at/on): Val gnawed at her fingernails. | gnaw sth: a dog gnawing a bone | gnaw a hole in sth: A rat had gnawed a hole in the box. gnaw at sb phrasal verb (T)… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• nipped, nipping — verb 1 (T) to bite someone or something lightly: The dog nipped my ankles. 2 (intransitive always + adv/prep) BrE informal to go somewhere quickly or for a short time (+ in/down/out etc): I m just nipping out to the shops I ll be back in five… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• envenomate — verb Zoology & Medicine poison by biting or stinging. Derivatives envenomation noun …   English new terms dictionary

• bite — [[t]ba͟ɪt[/t]] ♦ bites, biting, bit, bitten 1) VERB If you bite something, you use your teeth to cut into it, for example in order to eat it or break it. If an animal or person bites you, they use their teeth to hurt or injure you. [V n] Both… …   English dictionary

• nip — I. /nɪp / (say nip) verb (nipped, nipping) –verb (t) 1. to compress sharply between two surfaces or points; pinch or bite. 2. to affect sharply and painfully or injuriously, as cold does. 3. Nautical to secure (a rope) by holding it with a… …