adjective
capable of wounding
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- a barbed compliment
- a biting aphorism
- pungent satire
adjective
causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation
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- used especially of cold
- bitter cold
- a biting wind
verb
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
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- Gunny invariably tried to bite her
verb
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
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- The sun burned his face
verb
penetrate or cut, as with a knife
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- The fork bit into the surface
verb
deliver a sting to
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- A bee stung my arm yesterday