- present participle of bite.
biting
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"It helps us to reconstruct a lot of intermediary steps in the transition to life on land, such as the move from suction feeding in water to biting on land or from swimming to walking."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
Dring compared GTA's biting humour to that of the cartoon "South Park", and warned against expecting direct attacks on Trump or Russia in "GTA VI".
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
And in that humidity, mosquitoes were breeding — and biting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
She posed for one of UNC’s official photographers, playfully biting her “All Access” pass in one shot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The morning was purplish, dark, and still, with the sharp, biting cold that had settled during the night.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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