: having the power to bite
a biting wind
especially
: able to grip and impress deeply
a biting wit
Examples of biting in a Sentence
a biting wind that only the toughest football fans were willing to endure
the biting comments by the pundits about the government's inaction
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On a recent Saturday afternoon, several thousand people gathered in Union Square, in the biting cold, for a rally in support of trans youth.
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Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
Now, 72 hours after being purged because they were considered probationary workers, a biting reality has set in for many of them.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
For example, a trip to Everglades National Park at the peak of summer could overlap with hurricane season or generally have higher biting insect activity and humid heat.
—Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2025
Special counsel Jack Smith releases a biting defense of the Trump Jan. 6 investigation.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
Now, 72 hours after being purged because they were considered probationary workers, a biting reality has set in for many of them.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
For example, a trip to Everglades National Park at the peak of summer could overlap with hurricane season or generally have higher biting insect activity and humid heat.
—Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2025
Special counsel Jack Smith releases a biting defense of the Trump Jan. 6 investigation.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for biting
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“Biting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biting. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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