: 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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Many of his biting posts have gone viral, drawing thousands of shares and millions of views.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
The criticism from Barney Ronay at The Guardian was even more biting.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Chad and Darlene confide in each other and bond, a little too closely, over their similar biting humor.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
The following day, during an episode on his Never Shut Up podcast and YouTube show, Wiley compared Clark’s remarks in reaction to Jackson’s defeat to his more biting words following Allen’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in last year’s NFL Divisional Playoff Round.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
The criticism from Barney Ronay at The Guardian was even more biting.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Chad and Darlene confide in each other and bond, a little too closely, over their similar biting humor.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
The following day, during an episode on his Never Shut Up podcast and YouTube show, Wiley compared Clark’s remarks in reaction to Jackson’s defeat to his more biting words following Allen’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in last year’s NFL Divisional Playoff Round.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Biting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biting. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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