biting
See also: bìtíng
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -aɪtɪŋ
Noun
biting (plural bitings)
- An instance of something being bitten.
- (Kenya) A bite-sized snack.
- 1997, Women in Kenya, page 20:
- Here the guests were lavishly entertained with drinks and bitings even before sitting down to dinner.
- 2006, Kenya, page 116:
- More of a cafeteria than a purebreed coffeehouse, the neat little 21 does both full meals and snacks or 'bitings'.
Derived terms
Translations
instance of biting
Adjective
Derived terms
Translations
causing a stinging sensation
cutting or incisive
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bitenɡ/, [ˈb̥itˢeŋˀ]
- Rhymes: -eŋˀ
Noun
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- a matter of secondary importance
Usage notes
Almost always used in the indefinite form.
Inflection
Declension of biting
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | bitingen | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | bitingene |
genitive | bitings | bitingens | bitings | bitingenes |
Synonyms
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