1
as in edge
a harsh or sharp quality
the fall winds had a real bite
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2
as in mouthful
a small piece or quantity of food
had only a bite to eat before rushing off
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3
as in chill
an uncomfortable degree of coolness
weather with a bite that suggested winter was right around the corner
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informal + sometimes impolite
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Recent Examples of bite
Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 19 Mar. 2026
Over the past few years, Mei Ah has already been experimenting with short-form storytelling, collaborating with platforms like Douyin to turn beloved films into bite-sized dramas.
—Faye Bradley, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
Indoor sugar ants may bite humans if disturbed, but their bites are hardly noticeable.
—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 13 Mar. 2026
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Noun
One friend uttered an expletive after taking a bite of the super-tasty, uber-tender steak, and soon after, the meat disappeared.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 19 Mar. 2026
Over the past few years, Mei Ah has already been experimenting with short-form storytelling, collaborating with platforms like Douyin to turn beloved films into bite-sized dramas.
—Faye Bradley, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
Hands are stabbed, feet are liquidated, fingers are severed, bodies are impaled (at one point an entire butcher block of kitchen knives has to be used to subdue Todd), an ear and a nose are bitten off, shotgun holes are blown into faces, and prison rape is treated as a parlor game.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
Indoor sugar ants may bite humans if disturbed, but their bites are hardly noticeable.
—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bite
Noun
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Samara Weaving returns with sharper edges, this time facing off against four families in a plot that veers toward global domination.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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The neighborhood/area Hotel June sits at the northern edge of Malibu, just a few minutes from the Pacific Coast Highway, putting the coast and Santa Monica Bay at your doorstep.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Still, some marine mammals can’t resist a mouthful of unsalted goodness.—
Sara Kiley Watson,
Popular Science,
18 Mar. 2026
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The possibility of a Chase and Taylor flirtation causing a rift with Miranda is briefly raised and just as swiftly quashed — through large mouthfuls of chips and salsa, Taylor assures Miranda at the sip-and-see that there is no there there.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Wind chills in the northern Plains could reach around minus 20 degrees, while parts of Texas could feel below freezing wind chills, the weather service said.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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The hospital, which admitted Bolsonaro with high fever, sweating and chills, has also said that his inflammatory markers are increased.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But his mouth was open and drooped peculiarly to one side, and his skin was sucked into his skeleton like a vacuum storage bag.—
Amanda Peet,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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Kaulo living through The Immortal Man is sort of a surprise, because otherwise, this movie’s treatment of women sucks.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Seeing a former flame with someone else brings out a jealous bitterness that eats at Lou, which is hard not to relate to as a millennial audience member with a heart.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2026
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In 2019, Spanish geneticists mapped the genomes of bitter and sweet almonds and determined that a single gene was responsible for almond bitterness.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The uptick in concern about taste is both surprising and discomfiting, because the word comes with particular generational baggage.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2026
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In sync with American tastes, there’s an apartment-sized amount of space and an armory of amenities, including an industrial-speed hairdryer and a clothes steamer for any emergency de-crinkling.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The body has ways to buffer this, including the kidneys producing and retaining more bicarbonate, which plays a key role in controlling blood acidity.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
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For extra stubborn rust, Navarro suggests adding a few drops of lemon juice or white vinegar to boost acidity without damaging the tub’s enamel.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Just a nibble on a leaf or petal can lead to rapid kidney damage with loss of appetite, vomiting, hypersalivation, lethargy and sometimes neurological signs such as stumbling, tremors and seizures.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Continue reading … AMERICAN CULTURE QUIZ — Test yourself on baseball bests and nutty nibbles.—
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FOXNews.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Bite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bite. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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