BITE (AT) Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

bite (at)

verb

Definition of bite (at)

as in to erode

to consume or wear away gradually the waves were biting at the sand castle I had worked so hard on

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And when heavy rain hits, the larger root structures can absorb excess water that would otherwise run off and erode the soil.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
What’s eroding is their ability to tell which ones deserve their trust.

— Nirav Tolia, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

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There are few breaks other than to sleep, eat, hydrate or get his bike fixed.

— Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The people who were gathered at tables around her, eating buffet tacos and sipping cans of Coke Zero, were first- and second-generation Americans getting ready to run for office or to work on political campaigns.

— Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026

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