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biting

adjective as in piercing, sharp

adjective as in sarcastic

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Among them is a member of the first flotilla who was not included in a first wave of releases after allegedly biting an Israeli prison officer.

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They are active mainly during the day, with peak biting times in the early morning and late afternoon.

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She spent her final years biting at nursing staff, unable to communicate.

But the 26-year-old said he is not "biting at the bit" to captain England in an Ashes Test and expects Stokes to play in all five matches.

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Elordi’s first memory growing up in Brisbane on the east coast of Australia is either his grandmother biting his butt or him careening down a blue slide into his swimming pool.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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