Unscramble biting

Definition of biting

adjective:

• capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment", "a biting aphorism", "pungent satire". Synonyms: barbed, mordacious, nipping, pungent.
• causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold", "a biting wind". Synonyms: bitter.

verb:

• to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her". Synonyms: bite, seize with teeth.
• cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face". Synonyms: bite, burn, sting.
• penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface". Synonyms: bite.
• deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday". Synonyms: bite, prick, sting.

Related words

gnaw, nettle, nibble, nip, snap, urticate.

Words nearby

baiting.

Rhymes with

exciting, fighting, inviting, lighting, rewriting, sighting, slighting, unexciting, uninviting, uniting, whiting, whiting, writing.