bile

noun

ˈbī(-ə)l How to pronounce bile (audio)
Definition of bilenext
as in bitterness
biting sharpness of feeling or expression with considerable bile, the author recounts a childhood filled with misery and loneliness

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Recent Examples of bile Those include lung cancer, colorectal cancer, ovarian and endometrial cancers, and cholangiocarcinoma (a type of bile-duct cancer), according to Revolution Medicines. — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 8 June 2026 The liver has many functions including producing bile and various proteins, storage of energy, metabolizing nutrients, and, perhaps most significantly, filtering toxins and wastes from the body. — Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026 By the end of those two speeches, their bile was overflowing. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 23 May 2026 Nolan suffered from biliary atresia, a condition where bile ducts –– which carry the bile the liver makes into the intestines –– don’t develop properly. — Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bile
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bile
  1. bitterness
  2. hostility
  3. severity
  4. vitriol
  5. malice
  6. anger
  7. virulence
  8. venom
Noun
  • Mexican Americans have long risen up to defend ourselves and defy our haters, but there’s usually an underlying strain of bitterness and anger that kneecaps us at the worst possible moments.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Tens of thousands continue to come each year, yet no widespread anger or bitterness grows.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2026
Definition of bitterness
Noun
  • Renewed hostilities in the Persian Gulf also complicate the resumption of refining in the Middle East.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • However, Democratic lawmakers have denounced the resumption of the Iran war and the return to active hostilities, despite the interim cease-fire agreement signed June 17.
    — Callum Sutherland, Time, 14 July 2026
Definition of hostility
Noun
  • Symptoms of the allergic reactions at AGS can vary case by case and in severity, but can include hives, angioedema (deep-swelling of the lips, eyes, tongue, and throat), wheezing, gastrointestinal distress and even fatal anaphylaxis.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
  • Two of these are rated critical, while 10 have been given high-severity status.
    — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of severity
Noun
  • Is there a level of insanity, vitriol and stupidity that is infiltrating almost every aspect of our modern society, regardless of your political or religious views?
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • Any discussion of trans sports has to acknowledge the vitriol and aggression that accompany this debate.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
Definition of vitriol
Noun
  • But on Wednesday, the jury in the latest trial found that MGA had not acted with malice, meaning no punitive damages would be awarded.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2026
  • The company’s own investigation points less to malice than to a process that never engaged.
    — Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of malice
Noun
  • But no one was happy, particularly fans of the singer who reacted with anger at the unauthorized use.
    — StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 9 July 2026
  • But the real anger belongs to the narrator herself, who berates herself for bringing a succession of troubled men into her son’s life.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 9 July 2026
Definition of anger
Noun
  • Google also mentioned that the system could do more general hypothesizing that doesn’t involve drugs, using an example of the spread of virulence genes in bacteria.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
  • Flu has overtaken covid in infections and hospitalizations during the winter respiratory virus season, and their virulence is becoming similar.
    — Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2026
Definition of virulence
Noun
  • Given the absence of venom, the researchers propose that these arachnids likely use strong raptorial pedipalps (claw-like appendages).
    — Jay Kakade July 13, New Atlas, 14 July 2026
  • The campaign aimed its venom at a woman who was not an ex-girlfriend, Genevieve McDonald.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
Definition of venom

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