BITTEN (AT) Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

bitten (at)

verb

variants also bit (at)

Definition of bitten (at) next

past participle of bite (at)

as in destroyed

to consume or wear away gradually the waves were biting at the sand castle I had worked so hard on

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Helene destroyed homes and roads, stranded residents without phone service and water, and claimed the lives of nearly 250 people throughout the Southeast.

Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024
They were just destroyed by the critics in the press, for some reason.

Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024

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