biting (at)

present participle of bite (at)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for biting (at)
Verb
  • In a world where long-term predictability is eroding, capital-intensive investments are becoming increasingly risky.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • How does his latest book hold up in an age of eroding reality?
    Astead W. Herndon Astead W. Herndon Emily Bazelon Parul Sehgal Andrew Ross Sorkin Kwame Anthony Appiah Lisa Donovan Julian Brave NoiseCat John Hodgman, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Almost forty per cent of the population was going days at a time without eating, according to the World Health Organization.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Some examples might include taking a 15- to 20-minute morning walk, eating a healthy breakfast and writing down one positive thing that happened that day.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Biting (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biting%20%28at%29. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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