: having the power to bite
a biting wind
especially
: able to grip and impress deeply
a biting wit
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Examples of biting in a Sentence
a biting wind that only the toughest football fans were willing to endure
the biting comments by the pundits about the government's inaction
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Like fleas or bedbugs, leaping thoughts that were both inconsequential and biting, vexing.
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Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
During their official musical guest appearance on the late-night show, Heart performed a more biting record.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2024
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Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
During their official musical guest appearance on the late-night show, Heart performed a more biting record.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for biting
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“Biting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biting. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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