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biting

adjective

causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
B
Ends with
G
Contains
IT
Scrabble score
9
CEFR level
A2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈbaɪtɪŋ

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold

    “bitter cold”

adjective

  1. capable of wounding

    “a barbed compliment”

In context

Example Sentences

bitter cold
a biting wind
a barbed compliment
a biting aphorism
pungent satire

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, licensed under CC BY 4.0, derived from Princeton WordNet.
CEFR levels derived from the CEFR-J wordlist.

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