verb Download 🔗Share To cut into something by clamping the teeth. Examples : "The dog was biting the stick, trying to chew it into smaller pieces. " action body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To have significant effect, often negative. Examples : "For homeowners with adjustable rate mortgages, rising interest will really bite." negative condition action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught. Examples : "Are the fish biting today?" fish animal action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share (of an insect) To sting. Examples : "These mosquitoes are really biting today!" insect animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share (sometimes figurative) To cause sharp pain or damage to; to hurt or injure. Examples : "Pepper bites the mouth." sensation body action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share An instance of something being bitten. Examples : "The dog's biting was a problem for the neighborhood children. " action body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Causing a stinging sensation. Examples : "a biting wind" sensation body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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adjective Download 🔗Share Tending to bite. Examples : "a biting insect" animal body nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading