- present participle of bite.
biting
Example Sentences
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Regulatory and supply-chain delays are also biting big projects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
She told detectives she left the puppy at a park because it had been annoying her boyfriend by biting on his shoes and belongings, according to department spokesperson Natalie Garcia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The animal has red eyes and a short proboscis equipped with claws that help it grab food before biting.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
To distract the dog from biting them, they said, they fed it cereal they’d taken from a neighboring house where Yakeschi’s aunt lived.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Not long before I had felt the biting wind.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
Vocabulary lists containing biting
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