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biting

/ˈbaɪtɪŋ/ · 6 letters · 5 distinct letters

  1. adjective

    capable of wounding

    a barbed compliment

  2. verb

    to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws

    Gunny invariably tried to bite her

  3. verb

    cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

    The sun burned his face

  4. verb

    penetrate or cut, as with a knife

    The fork bit into the surface

  5. verb

    deliver a sting to

    A bee stung my arm yesterday

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