biting

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -aɪtɪŋ

Verb

biting

1. present participle of bite

Noun

biting (plural bitings)

1. An instance of something being bitten.

Derived terms

• nail biting, nailbiting

Translations

instance of biting

• Bulgarian: хапане (bg) n (hapane), ухапване (bg) n (uhapvane)

• Finnish: pureminen (fi)

An occurrence of a bite

• Bulgarian: , ухапване (bg) (uhapvane)

• Finnish: pureminen (fi)

Adjective

biting (comparative more biting, superlative most biting)

1. Causing a stinging sensation.

   a biting wind

2. Cutting or incisive.

   a biting criticism

3. Tending to bite.

   a biting insect

Translations

causing a stinging sensation

• Bulgarian: лют (bg) (ljut), щипещ (bg) (štipešt), остър (bg) (ostǎr)
• Finnish: pureva (fi)
• German: beißend (de)
• Latin: mordax
• Maori: kōtaratara

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: bitende (no)

• Romanian: pișcător (ro) m or n, tăios (ro) m or n
• Swedish: bitande (sv)

cutting or incisive

• Bulgarian: остър (bg) (ostǎr)
• Esperanto: acerba (eo)
• Finnish: pureva (fi)
• German: bissig (de), beißend (de)

• Latin: mordax
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: bitende (no)

• Scottish Gaelic: sgaiteach
• Swedish: bitande (sv)

tending to bite

• Bulgarian: хаплив (bg) (hapliv)
• Finnish: pureva (fi)
• German: bissig (de), beißend (de); stechend (de) (piercing insects)

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: bitende (no)

• Swedish: bitande (sv), bitsk (sv)

Derived terms

• bitingly
• nail-biting, nailbiting

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Danish

Etymology

From bi- (“by-”) +‎ ting (“thing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bitenɡ/, [ˈb̥itˢeŋˀ]
• Rhymes: -eŋˀ

Noun

biting c (singular definite bitingen, plural indefinite biting)

1. a matter of secondary importance

Usage notes

Almost always used in the indefinite form.

Inflection

Declension of biting

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	biting	bitingen	biting	bitingene
genitive	bitings	bitingens	bitings	bitingenes

Synonyms

• bagatel