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bit·ing

[bahy-ting]
adjective
1.
nipping; smarting; keen: biting cold; a biting sensation on the tongue.
2.
cutting; sarcastic: a biting remark.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English bitynge. See bite, -ing2

Related forms
bit·ing·ly, adverb
bit·ing·ness, noun
non·bit·ing, adjective
un·bit·ing, adjective

Synonyms
2. incisive, trenchant; caustic, mordant, scathing, lacerating.
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biting (ˈbaɪtɪŋ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj
1.  piercing; keen: a biting wind
2.  sarcastic; incisive: a biting comment
 
'bitingly
 
—adv

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Word Origin & History

bite
O.E. bitan (class I strong verb; past tense bat, pp. biten), from P.Gmc. *bitan (O.Fris. bita, M.Du. biten, Ger. beissen, Goth. beitan "to bite"), from PIE base *bheid- "to split, crack" (see fissure). To bite the bullet is 1700s military slang, from old medical custom of
having the patient bite a bullet during an operation to divert attention from pain and reduce screaming. To bite (one's) tongue "refrain from speaking" is 1590s. To bite the dust "die" is 1750. To bite off more than one can chew (c.1880) is U.S. slang, from plug tobacco.
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Medical Dictionary

bite (bīt)
v. bit (bĭt), bit·ten (bĭt'n) or bit, bit·ing, bites

  1. To cut, grip, or tear with the teeth.

  2. To pierce the skin of with the teeth, fangs, or mouthparts.

n.

  1. The act of biting.

  2. A puncture or laceration of the skin by the teeth of an animal or the mouthparts of an insect or similar organism.

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Slang Dictionary

bite definition


  1. in.
    to accept a deception; to fall for something; to respond to a come-on. : We put up a sign advertising free pop, but nobody bit.
  2. in.
    [for someone or something] to be bad or threatening. : My dad bites, but don't worry, he's in a good mood.
  3. in.
    to be irritating. (More severe than to suck,as in It sucks.) : This party bites. Sko.
  4. tv.
    to copy something without permission; to steal something. : Sue bit a copy of my term paper, and I almost got in trouble.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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