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Biting has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

An instance of something being bitten.

"The dog left a biting mark on my arm that started to swell up immediately."

Verb
1

present participle of bite

"The biting wind cut through my coat as I walked home from work."

Adjective
1

capable of wounding

"a barbed compliment"

"a biting aphorism"

"pungent satire"

2

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

"bitter cold"

"a biting wind"

3

Causing a stinging sensation.

"The cold wind felt biting against my exposed cheeks as I walked home without a scarf."

Example Sentences
"a barbed compliment" adjective
"a biting aphorism" adjective
"pungent satire" adjective
"bitter cold" adjective
"a biting wind" adjective
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