biting
- adjective
- /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/
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cortante
- Despite the sun shining, the biting chill in the air reminded us that winter was still here.
I have rockets to drive away the beast in the night sky, the terror biting down into your heart.
- I have rockets to drive away the beast in the night sky, the terror biting down into your heart.
Examples
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(BITING)
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And some of them are naturally more nail biting than others.
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And some of them are naturally more nail biting than others.
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However, like this plant here, this plant here is really hanging down low and and Ouch, the biting flies are out today.
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We had the generator and we had the parity check and we had the trellis style and we even had a tail biting trellis.
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The biting wind made it difficult to enjoy the outdoor festival.
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She shivered as the biting cold pierced through her winter coat.
Synonyms
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2.7
Causing a sharp, painful feeling from cold weather
Very cold and painfully sharp, like wind that hurts skin
Antonyms
Compounds
- Informal
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4.2
Making you feel very nervous and excited while you wait to see what happens
- Specialized
A small wingless insect that lives on birds and eats their feathers and skin
How Cold
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Biting comes from the verb bite, which means 'to bite'. Think of a cold wind that seems to 'bite' your skin like teeth and gives a sharp, stinging pain, so biting describes very cold, sharply painful weather.