biting

Plural: bitings

Verb

• to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
• cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
• penetrate or cut, as with a knife
• deliver a sting to
• present participle and gerund of bite

Adjective Satellite

• capable of wounding
  • "a biting aphorism"
• causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
  • "a biting wind"

Noun

• An instance of something being bitten.
• A bite-sized snack.

Adj

• Causing a stinging sensation.
• Cutting or incisive.
• Tending to bite.

General

• Present participle of 'bite'; sharply critical or stinging.

Examples

• His BITING commentary on my word choice was uncalled for, even in a friendly game.

Synonyms

barbed, bite, bitter, burn, mordacious, nipping, prick, pungent, seize with teeth, sting

Anagrams of biting