biting (verb)
81suspense — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ nail biting, unbearable ▪ genuine, real VERB + SUSPENSE ▪ break, spoil ▪ …
82venom — noun 1 poisonous fluid from a snake, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ deadly, potent ▪ scorpion, snake, spider, etc. VENOM + VERB ▪ …
83ATTACK — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index attack noun accusation, accuser, aggression, aggressor, ambush, attack, barrage, beat, beating, belittlement …
84RESPECT — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index respect noun distinction, eminence, esteem, face, honor (2), pride, trophy adjective admirable, eminent …
85gnaw — [ nɔ ] verb intransitive or transitive to keep biting something: David gnawed his lip, obviously worried. A rat had gnawed through the cable. gnaw ,at or ,gnaw a way at phrasal verb transitive gnaw (away) at someone if something gnaws at you, you …
86bit — There are three distinct nouns bit in English, but the two most ancient ones are probably both related ultimately to the verb bite. Bit as in ‘drill bit’ [OE] originally meant simply ‘bite’ or ‘biting’. The Old English word, bite, came from… …
87bite back — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you bite back a feeling or something that you were going to say, you stop yourself from expressing it. [LITERARY] [V P n (not pron)] Susan bit back the words she would like to have said... [V n P] A scream rose to her lips… …
88nip — nip1 verb (nips, nipping, nipped) 1》 pinch, squeeze, or bite sharply. ↘(nip something off) remove something by pinching or squeezing sharply. 2》 (of the cold or frost) cause pain or harm to. 3》 Brit. informal go quickly. 4》 US informal steal… …
89wind — I UK [wɪnd] / US noun Word forms wind : singular wind plural winds *** 1) [countable/uncountable] a natural current of air that moves fast enough for you to feel it A cold wind blew and the rain fell in torrents. We ll head back to the shore if… …
90bit — I. /bɪt / (say bit) noun 1. the metal mouthpiece of a bridle, with the adjacent parts to which the reins are fastened. 2. anything that curbs or restrains. 3. Machinery the cutting or penetrating part of various tools: a. the cutting portion of… …
