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Biting

Biting Meaning & Definition
Biting Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Biting?

[adj] causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind"
[adj] capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Biting: barbed | bitter | mordacious | nipping | painful | pungent | sarcastic

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Biting In Webster's Dictionary

\Bit"ing\, a. That bites; sharp; cutting; sarcastic; caustic. ``A biting affliction.'' ``A biting jest.'' --Shak.

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