: having the power to bite
a biting wind
especially
: able to grip and impress deeply
a biting wit
Examples of biting in a Sentence
a biting wind that only the toughest football fans were willing to endure
the biting comments by the pundits about the government's inaction
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There is a place to scamper inside to escape the biting winds at Nordkapp — a visitor center with a coffee shop, theater, small museum and continental Europe’s northernmost post office.
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Dan Fellner, AZCentral.com, 6 July 2025
Share the research from 30 years ago that concludes these devices do not significantly reduce mosquito or biting insect populations.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2025
Attendees in The Hague have framed the defense spending pledge and snappy communique as a response to the threat of Russia, not just the biting condemnation of the U.S. president.
—Ellie Cook — Reporting From The Hague, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
As always, Danan’s voice is hysterically funny, her characters’ exhibiting a wry and biting sense of humor.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 19 May 2025
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Dan Fellner, AZCentral.com, 6 July 2025
Share the research from 30 years ago that concludes these devices do not significantly reduce mosquito or biting insect populations.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2025
Attendees in The Hague have framed the defense spending pledge and snappy communique as a response to the threat of Russia, not just the biting condemnation of the U.S. president.
—Ellie Cook — Reporting From The Hague, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
As always, Danan’s voice is hysterically funny, her characters’ exhibiting a wry and biting sense of humor.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for biting
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“Biting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biting. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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