biting meaning
EN[-aɪtɪŋ]WBiting
- Biting is a common behaviour of closing the jaw found in many animals (including humans). Purposes include eating, harming, often to attack others, or sexual arousal.
- Biting is also an age appropriate behavior and reaction for human children 2.5 years and younger. Conversely children above this age have verbal skills to explain their needs and dislikes and biting is not age appropriate.
- NounPLbitingsSUF-ing
- The action of the verb to bite.
- An occurrence of a bite.
- The action of the verb to bite.
- Verb
- AdjectiveCOMmore bitingSUPmost biting
Definition of biting in English Dictionary
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- en bitings
- en bitingly
- en biting in
- en bitingness
- en biting off
Source: Wiktionary