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BITING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
Example:
a biting wind
Synonyms:
biting; bitter
Classified under:
Similar:
painful (causing physical or psychological pain)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Capable of wounding
Example:
pungent satire
Synonyms:
barbed; biting; mordacious; nipping; pungent
Classified under:
Similar:
sarcastic (expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb bite
Context examples:
“Certainly,” he replied, biting his lips.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
He began biting his nails and staring blankly out of the window, and we hardly drew another word from him until we were in New Street.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
He paced restlessly about our sitting-room in a fever of suppressed energy, biting his nails, tapping the furniture, and chafing against inaction.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
What was his god's was to be defended against all the world—even to the extent of biting other gods.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
The chargers spun round each other, biting and striking, while the two blades wheeled and whizzed and circled in gleams of dazzling light.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
It's simmering now, so I hope he'll keep out of my way, returned Jo, biting her lips as she glowered at Fred from under her big hat.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
Such was the famous Lord John Roxton as he sat opposite to me, biting hard upon his cigar and watching me steadily in a long and embarrassing silence.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
It is transmitted mechanically by biting flies, mosquitoes, and midges, and iatrogenically through unsterilized equipment.
(Equine Infectious Anemia Virus, NCI Thesaurus)
“This is a very strange tale, Poole; this is rather a wild tale my man,” said Mr. Utterson, biting his finger.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
The clonic phase features rhythmic flexor contractions of the trunk and limbs, pupillary dilation, elevations of blood pressure and pulse, urinary incontinence, and tongue biting.
(Grand Mal Epilepsy, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
