Definitions for biting
ˈbaɪ tɪŋbit·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. barbed, biting, nipping, pungent, mordaciousadjective

   capable of wounding

   "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"

2. biting, bitteradjective

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

   "bitter cold"; "a biting wind"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bitingnoun

   The action of the verb to bite.

2. bitingnoun

   An occurrence of a bite.

3. bitingadjective

   Causing a stinging sensation.

   a biting wind

4. bitingadjective

   Cutting or incisive.

   a biting criticism

5. bitingadjective

   Tending to bite.

   a biting insect

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Biting

   Biting is a common zoological behavior involving the active, rapid closing of the jaw around an object. This behavior is found in toothed animals such as mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish, but can also exist in arthropods. Myocytic contraction of the muscles of mastication is responsible for generating the force that initiates the preparatory jaw abduction (opening), then rapidly adducts (closes) the jaw and moves the top and bottom teeth towards each other, resulting in the forceful action of a bite.Biting is one of the main functions in most macro-organisms' life, providing them the ability to forage, hunt, eat, build, play, fight and protect, and much more. Biting may be a form of physical aggression due to predatory or territorial intentions, but can also be a normal activity of an animal as it eats, carries objects, softens and prepares food for its young, removes ectoparasites or irritating foreign objects (e.g. burred plant seeds) from body surface, scratches itself, and grooms other animals. Animal bites often result in serious punctures, avulsions, fractures, hemorrhages, infections, envenomation and death. In modern human societies, dog bites are the most common types, with children the most common victims and faces the most common targets. Other species that can exhibit such behavior towards human are typically aggressive urban animals such as feral cats, spiders and snakes, micropredators such as vampire bats and hematophagic arachnids (e.g. mosquitoes, fleas, lice, bedbugs and ticks, whose "bites" are actually a form of sting-like puncture rather than true biting), or dangerous wild carnivores such as wolves, big cats, bears, crocodilians and predatory fishes (e.g. sharks, barracudas and piranhas).

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Biting

   of Bite

2. Bitingadjective

   that bites; sharp; cutting; sarcastic; caustic

How to pronounce biting?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say biting in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of biting in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of biting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of biting in a Sentence

1. Drew Pinsky:

   But we don’t need to be aggressive with our kids, and I’m afraid that we’ve sort of lose track of that line and we end up getting aggressive with kids and we end up with aggressive kids. I mean, if we were aggressive with a dog and the dog ended up biting people, would we be surprised?

2. Anthony Bove:

   The dogs started biting, he's trying to push them away. They overpower him.

3. Natasha Burgert:

   Teething is not a medical problem. Teething is natural, it's important, and the vast majority of kids really do great, so, teething isn't something that parents should be worried about or something that needs tremendous action plans, however, if they do notice their kids are fussy and biting on things we can address them in many ways.

4. Thomas Sowell:

   Journalists cannot serve two masters. To the extent that they take on the task of suppressing information or biting their tongue for the sake of some political agenda, they are betraying the trust of the public and corrupting their own profession.

5. Snuki Zikalala:

   The race for Gauteng was nail-biting, and the last two days have been sleepless nights, it's a lesson that we should make sure that we win back the support of the middle class and skilled people. We used to say we don't care for clever blacks, that was a mistake. Those are the people who run the economy.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=biting
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Biting
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biting
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biting