bitten

variants also bit
past participle of bite, informal + sometimes impolite
as in sucked
to be objectionable or unsatisfactory man, that really bites that you have to work on the weekend

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Recent Examples of bitten Both snakes bit him on Saturday night at UFC 329 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026 The unlucky nobleman Tullus was bitten by a fierce haemorrhois, causing blood to pour from his eyes, nose, ears, mouth, and other orifices and outlets. Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 The viral post came amid a series of alligator attacks in Florida, including a fatal one in Seminole County during which a 31-year-old Orlando woman swimming in the Little Big Econ State Forest had both her arms bitten off. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026 The bite comes after three people have died after being bitten by rattlesnakes in California, according to the California Poison Control System (CPCS). Julia Gomez, USA Today, 10 July 2026 In Hengzhou, encounters with snakes that reportedly escaped from a farm prompted authorities to stock up on antivenom and advise residents what to do if they were bitten. ABC News, 9 July 2026 In the space of just 48 hours this past January, four people were bitten by sharks along Australia’s east coast, with a 12-year-old boy dying from his injuries. Sam Nichols, Scientific American, 8 July 2026 Unconfirmed local media reports said hundreds of snakes had escaped breeding facilities after being washed away, and Beijing News reported on Wednesday that a woman in the town of Yunbiao died after she was bitten by a snake. Ken Moritsugu, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 On Friday afternoon at Jones Beach, a swimmer was bitten by a shark, Fox 5 reported. Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
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sucked
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  • As a result, The Odyssey‘s strongest sequences provide the all-too-rare sensation of truly not being able to believe your eyes as they’re sucked into the screen.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
  • The desert — churned, sucked, and acid-washed — rests in these graveyards of the Anthropocene.
    Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026

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“Bitten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bitten. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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