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PRONUNCIATION OF FLEA-BITTEN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLEA-BITTEN

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

WHAT DOES FLEA-BITTEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of flea-bitten in the English dictionary

The first definition of flea-bitten in the dictionary is bitten by or infested with fleas. Other definition of flea-bitten is shabby or decrepit; mean. Flea-Bitten is also having reddish-brown spots on a lighter background.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLEA-BITTEN

flea
flea beetle
flea collar
flea in one´s ear
flea market
flea powder
flea-ridden
fleabag
fleabane
fleabite
fleahopper
fleam
fleapit
fleasome
fleawort
fleck
flecked
Flecker
fleckless
flecky

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLEA-BITTEN

bitten
Britten
forgotten
frostbitten
ghostwritten
handwritten
hard-bitten
kitten
litten
mitten
overwritten
rewritten
sex kitten
sitten
smitten
snakebitten
typewritten
underwritten
unwritten
well-written
written

Synonyms and antonyms of flea-bitten in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FLEA-BITTEN»

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

Translation of «flea-bitten» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLEA-BITTEN

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

Translator English - Chinese

跳蚤咬伤
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pulgas
570 millions of speakers

English

flea-bitten
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पिस्सू काटा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

- لعض البراغيث
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

блошиный - укушен
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pulguento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মক্ষিকাদষ্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pouilleux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kutu kutu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Floh gebissen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

みすぼらしい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

벼룩 에 물린
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kutu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

việc làm không khó
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிளே கடித்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिसू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ince benekli kır renkte
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

flea - bitten
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pchli ugryziony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

блошиний - укушений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

muscat de purici
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

flea - δάγκωσε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

haarbosed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

loppbitna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

loppe- bitt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flea-bitten

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLEA-BITTEN»

The term «flea-bitten» is normally little used and occupies the 125.810 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLEA-BITTEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flea-bitten

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLEA-BITTEN»

Discover the use of flea-bitten in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flea-bitten and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Freckles (Flea-Bitten Grey): Be Proud of Old Glory
On Independence Day at the Rocking S Horse Ranch, a proud flea-bitten grey, hoping to be chosen for a very special job, tells a silver grullo how important horses have been in United States history
Sargent D, 2002
2
Elephant's Breath and London Smoke
U Primary Object LessonsU, 1871 Flea bitten, 1586 – the fleabitten horfe proveth always good and notable in travel: U Foure Bookes of Husbandrie U , 1586 Flea bitten, 1724 – Flea-bitten Colour, [in Horfes] is White fpotted over with Spots of a ...
Deb Salisbury, 2009
3
Baily's Magazine of Sports & Pastimes
His favourite hunter Beckford, a flea-bitten grey, that he rode in the famous great wood run of February 22nd, 187 1, is not so fond of walls, but. is great at banks and brooks, and so is generally reserved for the upper country. ' Whilst Worcester  ...
4
Freckles: (Flea-bitten Grey) Be Proud of Old Glory
On Independence Day at the Rocking S Horse Ranch, a proud flea-bitten grey, hoping to be chosen for a very special job, tells a silver grullo how important horses have been in United States history
Dave Sargent, Pat Sargent, 2003
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The Rise of the Centaurs: The origin of horsemanship. The ...
To begin with, the rider on the flea-bitten nag presents the horse at a slow rack standing on the horse's croup, while his competitor racks around at a smart clip. When the bookmaker gives the start sign by bashing two copper lids together, the  ...
Bjarke Rink reports, 2013
6
Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes
One was by Peppermint, shown for hunting sire honours by Lord Middleton years ago, her dam, by Blue Ruin, well-known as a begetter of hunters in Devonshire. Another, a charming flea-bitten grey, was by Blue Grass, a premium ...
7
The Exterior of the Horse
Flea-bitten. — This is found upon the sorrel and the bay, whose red parts are invaded by white hairs, which are mixed with the red in such a manner as to constitute flea-bitten areas upon the body or the head. Examples : cherry bay, flea-bitten ...
Armand Goubaux, Gustave Barrier, Simon J. J. Harger, 1892
8
Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors
Then the term was expanded to cover an establishment in which such mattresses might be found. A run-down horse is also called afleabag. ATWS; LTA. See also Flea-bitten; My Dog Has Fleas; Thick as Fleas. FLEA-BITTEN to be flea-bitten.
Robert Allen Palmatier, 1995
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Book of Abstracts of the 60th Annual Meeting of the European ...
Occurrence and origin of flea-bitten pattern in grey Purebred Arabian Horses Stachurska, A.1, Pieta, M.2, Brodacki, A.3 and Tomczyk, P.1, 1University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Department of Horse Breeding and Use, Akademicka 13, 20- 950 ...
Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal production, 2009
10
An English and Welsh Dictionary, Wherein, Not Only the ...
Flea- bitten, a. [stung or bitten by fleas] Man- nog gan chwain. Í A flea-bitten hurst, Ceffyl manuog (cenhiogog.) 1Í Flea, ». [the fat of swine] Uloneg, mehin. Flea- bane, ». [herb] Chwein Uys, lb чаи 'r chwain, cedowys. To Ilea, «. a. [cleanse or free ...
John Walters, Hannah Walters, 1828

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLEA-BITTEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flea-bitten is used in the context of the following news items.
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SPCA has 'open investigation' into horse near Apple Hill
This male 'flea-bitten' gray Arabian horse in a field near Apple Hill has drawn a lot of attention on Facebook over allegations of neglect. «Cornwall Newswatch, Jul 15»
2
Dollar Tree: The FDO Integration Begins
So why does DTLR, which I have always felt was the hands-down superior operation in the entire dollar store sector, need to buy a flea-bitten ... «Investorplace.com, Jul 15»
3
Large mastiff mix caught after roaming for months in Santa Ysabel …
Holmes says besides being underweight and flea-bitten, the dog is doing remarkably well. Reina Ortner's friend first saw the dog last week ... «10News, Jul 15»
4
My Home Town: Why some people will never live in the city
On the other side of Lake Lorne is the reserve where Jadae Bischof rides her “flea-bitten grey”, Prue, several times a week. “I'm basically a 24/7 ... «Geelong Advertiser, Jul 15»
5
Quitman Animal Clinic puts pet owners before profits
A few decades ago, for example, dogs were viewed as flea-bitten sentries that lived under the porch and dined on table scraps, but not so any ... «Tyler Morning Telegraph, Jul 15»
6
Doyel: A cat, a ref and survival against all odds
He had cats to save, 15 or 20 over the years who were brought in so flea-bitten, they were drained almost empty. Burrnie donated the blood that ... «Indianapolis Star, Jul 15»
7
Scientists Are Studying Subway Germs To Keep Us Healthier
... by “flea-bitten wild animals.” I am from the West. But I wasn't hiding a prairie dog in my purse on the Manhattan bound F train last Saturday. «Popular Science, Jun 15»
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'The Legend of Barney Thomson': Review
Clad in a flea-bitten leopardskin fur and an out-of-this-world red wig, Thompson whoops it up as Cemolina, delivering a hard-nailed portrait of ... «Screen International, Jun 15»
9
Letter: On Broadway, avoiding a parking nightmare
I see that Mayor Kevin McKeown has let another flea-bitten cat out of the City of Santa Monica's bottomless bag of errors and incompetency in a ... «Santa Monica Daily Press, Jun 15»
10
Isle of Wight festival: Jagger, McCartney and the backstage secrets
... an elderly couple whose bungalow is situated just behind the stage, come under siege and resort to chasing away 'filthy flea-bitten louts' with ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»

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