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biting
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bit·ing  (btng)
adj.
1. Causing a stinging sensation; nipping: biting cold.
2. Capable of gripping and affecting or wounding; cutting: a biting aphorism. See Synonyms at incisive.
3. Of or relating to insects and certain other animals that wound the skin with a sting, mouthparts, or fangs.

biting·ly adv.

biting
Adjective
1. piercing; keen: a biting wind
2. sarcastic; incisive
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.biting - capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"
sarcastic - expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
2.biting - causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind"
painful - causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness"

biting
Translations
biting [ˈbaɪtɪŋ] adj [wind] → que traspasa los huesos; [criticism] → mordaz
biting [ˈbaɪtɪŋ] adjmordant(e)
biting [ˈbaɪtɪŋ] adj (wind) → schneidend;
(wit) → scharf
biting [ˈbaɪtɪŋ] adjpungente


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