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biting
adjective
Causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
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ˈbaɪtɪŋ
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adjective
Causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
“Bitter cold”
adjective
Capable of wounding
“A barbed compliment”
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Bitter cold
A biting wind
A barbed compliment
A biting aphorism
Pungent satire
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