: having the power to bite
a biting wind
especially
: able to grip and impress deeply
a biting wit
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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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Think of Yellowstone’s backcountry as nature’s answer to the U.S. House of Representatives, only with slightly more biting and scratching.
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2024
Even more biting is the newest cover of The Economist, which contains only an image of a walker emblazoned with the presidential seal.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 4 July 2024
What ensues is a biting, wicked comedy in which a batch of wildly unpleasant people make for uproarious entertainment.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
Consider a bit that involves a biting rat, which seemingly pops up out of nowhere and serves as a delightful texture to a varied story.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2024
Even more biting is the newest cover of The Economist, which contains only an image of a walker emblazoned with the presidential seal.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 4 July 2024
What ensues is a biting, wicked comedy in which a batch of wildly unpleasant people make for uproarious entertainment.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
Consider a bit that involves a biting rat, which seemingly pops up out of nowhere and serves as a delightful texture to a varied story.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
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 5 Nov. 2024.
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