: 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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Created by Tony McNamara, who earned Oscar nominations for his writing work on both The Favourite and Poor Things, The Great offers the same combination of lush costumes and scenery mixed with a biting commentary on the world, and a woman’s place in it.
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Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Her awful journey is a raging scream against the patriarchy and a biting critique of how women are viewed, especially by other women.
—The Week Us, theweek, 17 Dec. 2024
As playwright, Barbot sits between them, turning the mainstream obscurity of his protagonists into a biting political point, and reflecting poignantly on the long arc of history, which sure seems to take its sweet time bending toward justice.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
Cold snap not finished yet The biting cold that has gripped much of the Midwest and Northeast was being fueled by a new surge of arctic air.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
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Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Her awful journey is a raging scream against the patriarchy and a biting critique of how women are viewed, especially by other women.
—The Week Us, theweek, 17 Dec. 2024
As playwright, Barbot sits between them, turning the mainstream obscurity of his protagonists into a biting political point, and reflecting poignantly on the long arc of history, which sure seems to take its sweet time bending toward justice.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
Cold snap not finished yet The biting cold that has gripped much of the Midwest and Northeast was being fueled by a new surge of arctic air.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Biting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biting. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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