: 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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Attendees in The Hague have framed the defense spending pledge and snappy communique as a response to the threat of Russia, not just the biting condemnation of the U.S. president.
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Ellie Cook — Reporting From The Hague, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
As always, Danan’s voice is hysterically funny, her characters’ exhibiting a wry and biting sense of humor.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 19 May 2025
Fey’s writing usually has a reputation of being more on the biting or sardonic side, but The Four Seasons trades out the eye rolls for loving looks (mostly).
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 May 2025
But when Afrikaners began to take a serious interest in Mr. Trump’s refugee program, the biting remarks were unleashed.
—Zimasa Matiwane, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Ellie Cook — Reporting From The Hague, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
As always, Danan’s voice is hysterically funny, her characters’ exhibiting a wry and biting sense of humor.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 19 May 2025
Fey’s writing usually has a reputation of being more on the biting or sardonic side, but The Four Seasons trades out the eye rolls for loving looks (mostly).
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 May 2025
But when Afrikaners began to take a serious interest in Mr. Trump’s refugee program, the biting remarks were unleashed.
—Zimasa Matiwane, New York Times, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for biting
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“Biting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biting. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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