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Type Words
Synonyms bitter


a biting wind.
Type Words
Synonyms barbed, mordacious, nipping, pungent


a biting aphorism.

Examples of biting

biting
In last year's biting spree, Lucky bit most of the victims on the hands or legs.
From the cnn.com
He's been biting me, or trying to bite me, ever since he arrived a few days ago.
From the washingtonpost.com
Tobin followed up with a biting public letter published in a diocesan newspaper.
From the chron.com
The ground rules prohibit hair-pulling, biting, scratching, kicking or punching.
From the orlandosentinel.com
What Mr. Lavandeira does on his Web site goes beyond satire or biting criticism.
From the washingtontimes.com
Reducing middle-class entitlements is, after all, biting the hand that feeds it.
From the economist.com
With the recession still biting, many people are working longer hours than ever.
From the independent.co.uk
Once when I went to feed it, it jumped on my arm and went to town biting my arm.
From the eatocracy.cnn.com
The mouth parts of mites may be adapted for biting, stinging, sawing or sucking.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • Barbed: capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"
  • Causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind"
  • (bitingly) piercingly: extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold"
  • (bite) to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her"
  • (bite) a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
  • (bite) cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"
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  • (Bite (album)) Bite is the final studio album by British band Altered Images. It was released in 1983 and was produced by famed producers Mike Chapman and Tony Visconti. ...
  • (BITE (Hassan)) Steven Alan Hassan (born 1954) is a licensed mental health counselor and an exit counselor. ...