biting

Etymology

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of bite

noun

  1. An instance of something being bitten.
  2. (Kenya) A bite-sized snack.
    Here the guests were lavishly entertained with drinks and bitings even before sitting down to dinner. 1997, Women in Kenya, page 20
    More of a cafeteria than a purebreed coffeehouse, the neat little 21 does both full meals and snacks or 'bitings'. 2006, Kenya, page 116

adj

  1. Causing a stinging sensation.
    a biting wind
  2. Cutting or incisive.
    a biting criticism
  3. Tending to bite.
    a biting insect

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