[{"word":"biting","phonetic":"/ˈbaɪtɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈbaɪtɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To cut into something by clamping the teeth.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"As soon as you bite that sandwich, you'll know how good it is."},{"definition":"To hold something by clamping one's teeth.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To attack with the teeth.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"That dog is about to bite!"},{"definition":"To behave aggressively; to reject advances.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"If you see me, come and say hello. I don't bite."},{"definition":"To take hold; to establish firm contact with.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I needed snow chains to make the tires bite."},{"definition":"To have significant effect, often negative.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"For homeowners with adjustable rate mortgages, rising interest will really bite."},{"definition":"(of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Are the fish biting today?"},{"definition":"To accept something offered, often secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I've planted the story. Do you think they'll bite?"},{"definition":"(of an insect) To sting.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"These mosquitoes are really biting today!"},{"definition":"To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"It bites like pepper or mustard."},{"definition":"(sometimes figurative) To cause sharp pain or damage to; to hurt or injure.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Pepper bites the mouth."},{"definition":"To cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or injure; to have the property of so doing.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To take or keep a firm hold.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The anchor bites."},{"definition":"To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The anchor bites the ground."},{"definition":"To lack quality; to be worthy of derision; to suck.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"This music really bites."},{"definition":"To perform oral sex on. Used in invective.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"You don't like that I sat on your car? Bite me."},{"definition":"To plagiarize, to imitate.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He always be biting my moves."},{"definition":"To deceive or defraud; to take in.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"An instance of something being bitten.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Causing a stinging sensation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"a biting wind"},{"definition":"Cutting or incisive.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"a biting criticism"},{"definition":"Tending to bite.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"a biting insect"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bite","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/biting"]}]