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2 Translation results for biting in Spanish

adjective | verb

biting adjective

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cortante, penetrante; mordaz, sarcástico

Example sentences of
biting adjective

  • •a biting wind that only the toughest football fans were willing to endure
  • •the biting comments by the popular girls about the new kid in class
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Synonyms of
biting adjective

incisive, trenchant, clear-cut, cutting, penetrating, caustic

Detailed synonyms for biting adjective

See: Incisive

bite verb

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bit, has bitten, is biting, bites
morder; picar (dícese de un insecto), cortar (dícese del viento)

Example sentences of
bite verb

  • •The hamster bit the child.
  • •She bit the cookie in half.
  • •Some people bite their nails when they feel nervous.
  • •A wild animal may bite if it is frightened.
  • •The patient had been bitten by a poisonous snake.
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  • •The mosquitoes are biting tonight.
  • •Are the fish biting today?
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Synonyms of
bite verb

grab, grip, puncture, sting
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Reverse translation for biting

cortante  - cutting, sharp 
penetrante  - penetrating, piercing, sharp, acute, deep (of a wound) 
mordaz  - caustic, scathing 
sarcástico  - sarcastic 
morder  - to bite 
picar  (dícese de un insecto) - to itch, to sting, to bite, to sting, to peck at, to be spicy, to nibble on, to nibble, to prick, to puncture, to punch (a ticket), to grind, to chop, to take the bait, to goad, to incite, to pique, to provoke 
cortar  (dícese del viento) - to cut, to cut, to slice, to trim, to break up, to cut out, to omit, to cut off, to interrupt, to hang up (the telephone), to block, to close off, to curdle (milk)