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People idealise their animals, and at the same time they patronisingly overlook a dog's natural life - biting fleas, burying bones, rolling in garbage, barking up an empty tree all night... But what do they do themselves? Bury stuff that will rot in secret and then dig it up and bury it again and rant and rave under empty trees!
Tove Jansson

Meaning of "biting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BITING

biting  [ˈbaɪtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BITING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Biting is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BITING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Biting

Biting is an age appropriate behavior and reaction for children 2.5 years and younger. Conversely children above this age have verbal skills to explain their needs and dislikes and biting is not age appropriate. Biting may be prevented by methods including redirection, changing the environment and responding to biting by talking about appropriate ways to express anger and frustration. School age children, those older than 2.5 years, who habitually bite may require professional help. Biting is also a behavior found in many adult animals, often as part of sexual arousal. Some discussion of human biting appears in The Kinsey Report on Sexual Behavior in the Human Female.

Definition of biting in the English dictionary

The definition of biting in the dictionary is piercing; keen. Other definition of biting is sarcastic; incisive.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BITING


backbiting
ˈbækbaɪtɪŋ
copywriting
ˈkɒpɪˌraɪtɪŋ
exciting
ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ
fighting
ˈfaɪtɪŋ
firefighting
ˈfaɪəˌfaɪtɪŋ
handwriting
ˈhændˌraɪtɪŋ
infighting
ˈɪnˌfaɪtɪŋ
inviting
ɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ
kiting
ˈkaɪtɪŋ
lighting
ˈlaɪtɪŋ
moonlighting
ˈmuːnˌlaɪtɪŋ
nonbiting
ˌnɒnˈbaɪtɪŋ
screenwriting
ˈskriːnraɪtɪŋ
sighting
ˈsaɪtɪŋ
siting
ˈsaɪtɪŋ
songwriting
ˈsɒŋˌraɪtɪŋ
underwriting
ˈʌndəˌraɪtɪŋ
uninviting
ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ
whiting
ˈwaɪtɪŋ
writing
ˈraɪtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BITING

bite the dust
bite the hand that feeds one
bite-size
bite-sized
biteable
biteplate
biter
bitesize
bitewing
Bithynia
biting louse
biting midge
biting point
bitingly
bitless
bitmap
bitmap font
bitmapped
bitmapping
bito

WORDS THAT END LIKE BITING

accounting
auditing
awaiting
counterfeiting
creative writing
dispiriting
editing
forfaiting
ghostwriting
government in waiting
inhibiting
lady-in-waiting
limiting
nail-biting
no waiting
recruiting
soliciting
suiting
visiting
vomiting
waiting

Synonyms and antonyms of biting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BITING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «biting» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of biting

Translation of «biting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BITING

Find out the translation of biting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of biting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «biting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

严寒刺骨的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cortante
570 millions of speakers

English

biting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

काट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кусаться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cortante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যঙ্গাত্মক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cinglant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menggigit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schneidend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

刺すような
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

살을 에는 듯이 추운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyenyet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cắn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடிக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चावणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ısırma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pungente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gryzienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кусатися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

musca
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δάγκωμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

byt
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bitande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

biting
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of biting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BITING»

The term «biting» is very widely used and occupies the 19.895 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BITING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about biting

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10 QUOTES WITH «BITING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word biting.
1
Tim Cahill
In my life outdoors, I've observed that animals of almost any variety will stand in a windy place rather than in a protected, windless area infested with biting insects. They would rather be annoyed by the wind than bitten.
2
Andrae Crouch
I do go back and listen to my songs. I'm biting my fingernails the whole way through, but I do listen. I have a lot of songs I've wanted to re-record just because of how advanced technology is and the different instrument sounds that I'm more experienced with.
3
Jason Dohring
I feel for Veronica Mars so much when I'm watching at home. It is a wonderful story. The writing is consistently funny, biting, charming, heart-wrenching, etc. I also like the look of it. The cinematography - different from any other show.
4
Marian Wright Edelman
You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can make even the biggest dog uncomfortable and transform even the biggest nation.
5
Richard Elman
My own father used to boast to me of biting off a man's ear in a street fight.
6
David Hanson
Robots have gotten steadily more capable, but humans' expectations that robots should have minds keeps biting robot developers.
7
Tove Jansson
People idealise their animals, and at the same time they patronisingly overlook a dog's natural life - biting fleas, burying bones, rolling in garbage, barking up an empty tree all night... But what do they do themselves? Bury stuff that will rot in secret and then dig it up and bury it again and rant and rave under empty trees!
8
Shahid Kapoor
I thought I was okay in my first film, and then I was really, really bad in some films. I really cringe when I see some of my scenes. There's a scene in one film where a dog is biting me; the expressions I have made should be qualified as the most over-acted scene in the history of the cinema. The dog's expressions were more real than mine.
9
Jon Katz
Bites are usually not random attacks by strays. The great majority of biting dogs belong to a family member or friend of the victim. When a young child is the victim, the attack almost always occurs in the family home, and the perpetrator is usually a 'good' dog that had not previously behaved in a menacing way.
10
Malaika Arora Khan
Yes, I love the glamour industry. I love the work that I've done so far. But it's not as if I have this biting ambition to be at the top.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BITING»

Discover the use of biting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to biting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Biting Anorexia: A Firsthand Account of an Internal War
In this searingly honest memoir, Biting Anorexia, law student and recovered anorexic Lucy Howard-Taylor tells the story of her descent into anorexia and major depression and her remarkable recovery.
Lucy Howard-Taylor, 2009
2
Biting the Error: Writers Explore Narrative
Contemporizing the friendly anecdotal style of Montaigne and written by daring writers of different ages, of different origins, from many different regions of the continent, from Mexico to Montreal, these essays run the gamut of mirth, ...
Gail Scott, Robert Glück, Camille Roy, 2000
3
No Fighting, No Biting
The merry adventures of two scrapping alligator children-and of Rosa and Willy, their human counterparts. Else Holmelund Minarik, whose Little Bear indicated a uniquely charming talent, has outdone herself here.' -K.
Else Holmelund Minarik, 2009
4
The Chironomidae: Biology and Ecology of Non-Biting Midges
It has been estimated that the number of species world-wide may be as high as 15000. This high species diversity has been attributed to the antiquity of the family, relatively low vagility leading to isolation, and evolutionary plasticity.
P.D. Armitage, Peter Cranston, L.C. Pinder, 1995
5
Teeth Are Not for Biting
Author Elizabeth Verdick suggests positive things children can do instead of biting: chew a chewy toy, drink a cold drink, get a hug, tell a grown-up. This book also includes helpful tips for parents and caregivers.
Elizabeth Verdick, 2003
6
Biting at the Grave: The Irish Hunger Strikes and the ...
Looks at the lives and motivations of Bobby Sands and the other 1981 IRA hunger strikers, and their families, and examines the effects of the ten deaths on the situation in Northern Ireland
Padraig O'Malley, 1991
7
Biting Cold: A Chicagoland Vampires Novel
But Merit is also the prey. An enemy of Chicagoland is hunting her, and he'll stop at nothing to get the book for himself. No mercy allowed. No rules apply. No lives spared. The race is on.
Chloe Neill, 2012
8
Biting Nixie
Nitro? Meet glycerin... A Biting Love Novel Punk musician Nixie Schmeling is a hundred pounds of Attitude who spells authority a-n-c-h-o-r and thinks buying insurance is just one more step toward death.
Mary Hughes, 2009
9
Biting the Dust: The Wild Ride and Dark Romance of the Rodeo ...
Biting the Dust covers the circuit?s biggest events in Denver, the capital of the New West, to small towns on the Great Plains like McCook, Nebraska, where rodeo continues to thrive even as the population shrinks.
Dirk Johnson, 1994
10
Biting Back
Offers practical advice for dealing with what the author calls "personal vampires," those people who are too demanding, self-centered, and egotistical and cause toxic relationships, explaining how to establish boundaries, become more ...
Claudia Cunningham, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BITING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term biting is used in the context of the following news items.
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South Windsor Man charged in nose-biting assault
VPD arrested Aaron Olmsted 33 of S.windsor for attacking a woman this AM on Regan Rd by biting her nose off. Vict known to susp. Assault 1st. «WTNH Connecticut News, Jul 15»
2
Finger-biting trial begins
A jury was selected and opening statements made Monday in the trial of a Durango man accused of biting a police officer's finger. «The Durango Herald, Jul 15»
3
Children biting staff make up one in ten of Gloucestershire primary …
Children biting and scratching employees at primary schools make up more than one in ten of all recorded accidents last year, new figures ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Jul 15»
4
Biting Chain Picketed Warning, For Kids Safety
I been fishing since I was 6yo. I'm 64yo now. I never have a fish try to bite me until recently. My older brother warned me a long time ago. «BassResource.com, Jul 15»
5
Bass biting on Arkabutla
Bass biting on Arkabutla. By BOB BAKKEN Sports Editor; 6 hrs ago; 0. Arkabutla Fishing Report. Bob Bakken|DTT. Anglers were braving cool, ... «DeSoto Times-Tribune, Jul 15»
6
Brief: Man arrested for allegedly biting EMT at Market
A 58-year-old Moscow man was arrested Saturday afternoon after police said he bit an EMT and caused a disturbance at the Moscow Farmers ... «Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Jul 15»
7
Bradford man, 37, jailed after biting part of police officer's ear off …
A MAN who savagely bit off part of a police officer's ear when he was out of control on drink and drugs has been labelled a public danger and ... «Bradford Telegraph and Argus, Jul 15»
8
'Oceans aren't swimming pools': Why sharks are biting North …
A recent spate of shark attacks along North Carolina's beaches has left beachgoers frightened and experts scratching their heads. The most ... «Mashable, Jul 15»
9
There are more biting insects than ever this year but there are tips to …
After steadily increasing in numbers over the past few years, flying, biting bugs are set to hit an all-time high this summer. And it's the weather ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
10
Terrifying video shows great white shark biting shark cage, divers …
Mossel Bay, South Africa — A small group of tourists exploring the coast of South Africa got the experience of a lifetime when a great white ... «WQAD.com, Jul 15»

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