biting
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
See also: bìtíng
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
biting
Noun[edit]
biting (plural bitings)
- An instance of something being bitten.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
instance of biting
An occurrence of a bite
Adjective[edit]
biting (comparative more biting, superlative most biting)
- Causing a stinging sensation.
- a biting wind
- Cutting or incisive.
- a biting criticism
- Tending to bite.
- a biting insect
Translations[edit]
causing a stinging sensation
cutting or incisive
tending to bite
Derived terms[edit]
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From bi- (“by-”) + ting (“thing”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
biting c (singular definite bitingen, plural indefinite biting)
- a matter of secondary importance
Usage notes[edit]
Almost always used in the indefinite form.
Inflection[edit]
Declension of biting
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | biting | bitingen | biting | bitingene |
genitive | bitings | bitingens | bitings | bitingenes |
Synonyms[edit]
Categories:
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/aɪtɪŋ
- Rhymes:English/aɪtɪŋ/2 syllables
- English non-lemma forms
- English verb forms
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English adjectives
- Danish words prefixed with bi-
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Danish/eŋˀ
- Rhymes:Danish/eŋˀ/2 syllables
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish common-gender nouns