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  • present participle of bite.
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biting

[bahy-ting] / ˈbaɪ tɪŋ /




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Biting midges are most active from April to November and the potential for spread depends on climatic conditions and wind patterns with lower temperatures significantly reducing the risk, the department said.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

Biting has become more frequent among the 3-year-olds.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2023

Biting into a Red Delicious is always a major gamble because oftentimes, you'll be anticipating a nice juicy chomp, only to fill your mouth with mushy, brown-hued bits of fruit.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2023

Anne Johnson, a graduate student working in Hoover’s lab, leads a community science project called Birds Biting Bad Bugs, in which she collects predation sightings from the public via Facebook.

From National Geographic • Aug. 31, 2023

Biting the strawberry, thinking of storms, I see her.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison




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