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Sentence Examples This was in evidence on December 6 when hundreds braved the biting cold to enjoy the rendition of two qawwals. The score is cabaret style and combines the biting satire of Kurt Weill and the lush, poignant lyricism of Berg. On this treeless tableland, where only tufts of yellow spiky grass grow, the biting wind pulls tears from my eyes. The credits reveal it was written by David himself, surely not a man at home with biting satire. Nothing will bring a romantic dreamer down to reality faster than the bug, and every biting insect seems to visit us in turn. But it seemed so distant from where he sat now, with mosquitoes biting at his wrists and a wilted arbutus on the sill. Steely Dan is a combination of rock-solid music and biting satire mixed with humor, a band that has been around seemingly forever. It stays true to its roots of biting satire and dry wit and avoids becoming nonsensical. The bigger fish would come biting on the line and it was my job to try and reel them in. He bowed slightly, nervously biting his bottom lip, and Tanaki felt the colour rising in his face. There was a biting wind skimming the gently rippling surface of the cold shore. Biting back her instinctive urge to make a biting riposte in defence of her twin, Alicia merely shook her head. Laura had a bad habit of biting her nails and told Sara to hit her anytime she caught her. You can almost feel the bitter cold and biting Antarctic wind in this excellent biography of a polar hero. Graham's retorts may have been biting and sharp, but Shamus had no trouble thinking up a comeback with his cool, unconcerned manner. Like people, leeches do not always draw blood first time, and some have to be coaxed into biting. An alpha wolf establishes his authority by biting a rival on the neck and pinning him to the ground. She stopped biting her nails and laced her fingers together behind her head, relaxing. Most other closely related wrasses utilize a combination of suction and biting to take less elusive invertebrate prey items. However, this film encourages the viewer to come up with his own witticisms and biting remarks. Show More Sentences The pythons have around 250 teeth and catch their prey by biting, grabbing, then wrapping themselves around the prey and constricting it. This morning in snowy Invergordon harbour, he and others were on deck in biting winds hauling in the big wire ropes that tether the ship. On occasion, severe frosts, biting easterly winds and snowfall can result in winter casualties. Groaning and biting her teeth against the pain she pushed herself to her knees. It's a biting attack on the media machine itself, and, as expected with Lee, this movie has a full set of razor-sharp teeth. These pieces were sharp and biting, making no apologies for being unedited and written on the fly while emotions are still raw. Once he has entered into his position, the white-knuckle ride and nail biting begins. That walk was only twenty five minutes, although much of it was into the biting East Wind. A biting wind blew furiously, whistling against the peak and making the clouds swirl about like ghosts. They're biting her, cutting her, whipping her, beating her, and she cries and screams but doesn't fight back. Beneath an overcast sky, and in a biting wind, over 400 officers, ratings and WRNS paraded for inspection by Admiral of the Fleet Lord Tovey. A west wind blows biting flies out of the dunes and they build up at the water's edge. Won't this type of biting raillery create enemies for you when it is published? I always hated biting my nails because it caused them to become all ragged. He kicked it absently as he made his way to the entrance, his arms folded over his torso, his teeth chattering from the biting cold. When I get to his age, I hope the walleye are biting, the salmon are running and my outboard is working. Bundaberg is blessed with its very own biting midges, also known as sandflies, that are indigenous to the Burnett River and breed in the river mud. Abramson, biting her tongue, was widely portrayed in rival outlets as classily above the fray. At least one mobster said he always kept two biting monkeys in the room when he met his associates. She has personally confronted suicide, business failure and biting criticism, and in the face of it all she perseveres. Show More Sentences A biting wind and swirling snow kept attendance low and meant that the absentees missed an evening of sparkling music from the Duke Ellington Orchestra. But the war grew wings and swept on and except for one Ju 88 who buzzed the field without biting yet drew 5000 rounds from the eager ack-ack boys. Her shaggy, ragged coat, thick with its winter growth, was still not enough to keep out the biting cold that had come with last night's ice storm. She would attack anyone who went into her field, kicking, biting, lashing out and rearing and the more people tried to frighten her away, the worse she became. Polybia occidentalis workers engaged in social biting with nest mates. Red and Nellie like nothing more than a wrestle in the car park and will spend hours chasing, sniffing and biting each other while their owners stand chatting. Involuntarily, she stepped in, biting the inside of her cheek apprehensively and casting her eyes over the rows of neatly aligned desks in the room. He responds to serious criticism by a biting wisecrack or diversionary personal attack. Oscar knowing that he has sufficiently punished Black dog for the insult of biting Lady, simply strutted back home and into the yard to lick his paw and shoulder. He comes quite near and I swim up towards him, but my buddy makes biting motions, so I back off and the leopard shark swims zigzaggedly on his way. A solitary leatherjacket was spotted on the deck, and it relished biting into my finger, which was cut on some of the sharp metal deeper in the ship. Isabella Rossellini brings a wonderfully biting performance to the screen as the legless beer baron, her self-loathing and sensuality an intoxicating combination. Now I was thinking to myself that CAG and the skipper were biting their nails as the only lieutenant junior grade in the two Hornet squadrons was flailing around the gulf. I'd left then, biting back my sharp words about how he could probably have afforded a proper grave for her if he didn't spend so much money in the tavern. Haemoproteus species are transmitted by biting midges and louse flies. Rather than present a biting satirical assailment on religion, I shall present a puerile, lowbrow rant on religion's younger brother, cult worship. Despite balmy temperatures, you'll need to pack pants, long-sleeved shirts, and, yes, even socks, to fend off the hordes of biting sand fleas and midges on the Tuichi River. Large prey, such as moose, is killed by biting large chunks of flesh from the soft perineum area, causing massive blood loss. Mosquitoes, sand flies, ticks, mites, and other biting arthropods transmit pathogens that cause some of the most devastating diseases. Luke the lion was put in his place after five-month-old cub Lusaka kept biting his tail to get him to play with her. Show More Sentences A TINY biting midge beats its minute hairy wings an amazing 62,760 times per minute. I had always believed this to be caused by a particular specialised form of biting midge, but now learn that there is a genetic component. And it is, but it's related to the density of the biting midges rather than deer. It's so light you can barely feel when you're getting near the biting point, which is why I accidentally slipped and cooked it. They were four games through to two and didn't concede a goal at one nail biting point. Sony's CFO Kenichiro Yoshida said the company would make this a year of biting the bullet on restructuring. What if my cat is biting its tail, scooting or rubbing its bottom on the ground? The sensual delight of biting into the waferish cookies is a feeling to savour. The chargers spun round each other, biting and striking, while the two blades wheeled and whizzled and circled in gleams of dazzling light. This is babyfic with a realistic drooly biting babbler in the starring role. I let out another moaning mewl, biting my lip as I awaited whatever he planned. Boxers are prohibited from hitting below the belt, holding, tripping, pushing, biting, spitting on or wrestling their opponent. His humor, by turns playful and biting, ranges over the stories he tells. I'll be climbing steadily upwards for six to eight hours a day, coping with dangerous altitude sickness, blisters and biting cold. The boated Pikey makes a series of tailstands as it lunges about, biting at feet, bags, hands, creels and thwarts. Adders are not usually aggressive, tending to be rather timid and biting only when cornered or alarmed. In general, boxers are prohibited from hitting below the belt, holding, tripping, pushing, biting, or spitting. Rabid wolves usually act alone, travelling large distances and often biting large numbers of people and domestic animals. Other ectoparasites include biting lice, sucking lice and the fleas Pulex irritans and Ctenocephalides canis. Rabbits use their powerful back legs as weapons, kicking at an opponent's underside, as well as biting and scratching with the front paws. Show More Sentences The Sciuromorpha, such as the eastern grey squirrel, have a large deep masseter, making them efficient at biting with the incisors. Red foxes dominate raccoon dogs, sometimes killing their kits or biting adults to death. Avian malaria is carried by the mosquito Culex pipens, and high densities of these biting insects may force pelican colonies to be abandoned. It is unclear if the advantage of a hinged jaw is greater biting force, improved respiration, or a combination of factors. If possible, reimplant tooth and stabilize by biting down gently on a towel or handkerchief. They also appear to enjoy biting the vortex rings, so that they burst into many separate bubbles and then rise quickly to the surface. Pods have a fixed hierarchy, with the priority positions determined by biting, pushing or ramming. Grey seals are also known to attack harbour porpoises by biting off chunks of fat as a high energy source. Threadworms can be transmitted by biting insects such as ticks and mosquitoes. Rock Daddy Rock adds life lessons into songs about diapers, dirt, boogers, burps, fighting, biting, messy rooms and more. Wales were playing into the teeth of a biting wind that was gusting towards nearby Ballock Hill. But in a group where one boto puts on a display, there was much more tail-whacking, biting and other aggressive behavior among the males. Many benthic copepods eat organic detritus or the bacteria that grow in it, and their mouth parts are adapted for scraping and biting. To thicken that buffer zone Britain joined other powers in biting off larger chunks of China. Technology, with microgrooves that help provide biting edges for enhanced wet traction and lock together for confident grip in turns. Many land animals use their tails to brush away flies and other biting insects. Problems range from cats urinating outside the litterbox, to dogs biting, to horses limping without apparent cause. He argued cuttingly, his biting satire did not shrink at insults, and his expressions could be rude and cruel. A cold, biting wind blew across the moor, and the travellers hastened their step. They pierce the animal's skin with their teeth, biting away a small flap, and lap up the blood with their tongues, which have lateral grooves adapted to this purpose. Show More Sentences The six-speed manual box has a positive change action with a heavy clutch and long take-up to biting point, but the ratios are well-matched to the engine's performance curve. If it's crappies you like, they're biting in 45-degree water. There are no records of any biting taking place during these bouts. This behaviour is made possible by the unique hinging mechanism of their beak, which allows the upper and lower biting edges to meet at any of a number of angles. His fat body shook like a balatron, as if his soul, biting for anger at a mouth inadequately circumferential, desired in vain to fret a passage through it. It is common for neck biting to occur while the snakes are entwined. The case is for biting the bullet even if it is unpalatable. Behind them came black hats Jon Locke, Mike Forest, Morgan Woodard and dozens of other old TV and movie cowboys who spent long careers biting the dust for a living. For practical use, silk is excellent as clothing that protects from many biting insects that would ordinarily pierce clothing, such as mosquitoes and horseflies. The polar bear kills the seal by biting its head to crush its skull. Cancer fluviatilis, River crabfish, The ashes of these fishes are of wonderfull vertue, by the propertie of their substance, against the biting of a mad dogge. They typically kill lambs by biting them behind the shoulder. Lorraine said she had been worried about Scotland's famous biting midges. Topics covered range from scorpions, spiders, ants, and bees to mites, ticks, lice, bed bugs, sand flies, biting midges, mosquitoes, and horseflies. Agonistic behaviour typically occurs between sexually mature males over territory or mates and may involve displays, posturing, chasing, grappling and biting. Pope is now considered the dominant poetic voice of his century, a model of prosodic elegance, biting wit, and an enduring, demanding moral force. But the clutch has a long travel even after the biting point is reached, so it''s not a particularly comfortable feature of the Grand Scenic when driving in heavy traffic. The calipers might be Brembo, but judging by the spongy pedal feel and vague biting point, the rest of the system, seems to come right off a 1976 Chrysler New Yorker. The biting louse Trichodectes jacobi is also known to infest polecats. Jane Austen's use of biting irony, along with her realism and social commentary have earned her great and historical importance to critics and scholars. Examples from Classical Literature The women of Avanti hate kissing, marking with the nails, and biting, but they have a fondness for various kinds of sexual union. When it ran, the hatchling skinks immediately became alert and several chased it biting at it in frantic excitement. She stood there in the biting wind, while he uncovered the horse and drove away. He hesitated, biting his lip and plucking absently the tangles from the forelock of his horse. And that you got all your Fortune by biting and sharping, extortion and cheating. I was too angry to return to the cabin, and paced up and down the cold deck biting my lips with vexation. Nails biting into her hands in her struggle for self-control, she left the room. I marched up to General Breyer, who stood outside a group biting his nails. Some of these males attacked other males and a female that were introduced, by biting their legs and cerci. The band of the gas mask was tight about Martin's forehead, biting into the skin. He sat there frowning and biting his lip, and suddenly he began to fume and fret. It answers the threefold purpose, to prevent biting, crib-biting, and wind-sucking. He was always pinching me and cuffing me, and on occasion he was not above biting me. One that he specially likes is the cutworm, which has a bad way of biting off young plants. When the floater goes under, you will know that a fish is biting at the worm on the hook. She flushed at this, but said never a word, only biting her nether lip and fondling the child. Instantly the ape-man became the center of a whirling, striking, biting maelstrom of horror. He sat for a moment biting his nails nervously and fidgeting in his chair. Aren't you the amadan to be biting the tongue between your teeth? They're so mad because they can't get at us that they're biting the mast. Show More Sentences Ugly as the situation is, I like to think of this biting of the biter. The biting finger of agony had drawn lines upon his haggard brow. She moves to the chesterfield and leans against it, biting her nails. There he drank three glasses of acid and biting Chianti, and felt better. From the mill came the hard, biting screech of a circular saw. It did not last long, but in kind and quality, in blistering, biting appropriateness, it was beyond anything that even Kim had heard. They tried to kill him with spears and kerries, but he jumped round them, biting at them, and kept them back. As for Passepartout, his face was as red as the sun's disc when it sets in the mist, and he laboriously inhaled the biting air. Nearly every dash of foam brought with it biting bits of seaweed now. One can well imagine an incensed Lambert biting clean through a wineglass, as that Elizabethan sea-dog Richard Grenville repeatedly did. Dolores turned around with a smirk of biting ridicule on her face. Hook let his cloak slip softly to the ground, and then biting his lips till a lewd blood stood on them, he stepped into the tree. Now, of all severe men on the West End, Duffy is most biting. The mosquitoes made merry over her, biting her firm, round arms and nipping at her bare insteps. There was something biting and forbidding in the character of Kate Swift. Already dim figures of the workers moved in the biting dawn and the masted forms of ships were coming out dimly, as far as the eye could reach down the old harbour. I instantly ran into the room, and found Magdalen on the sofa in violent hysterics, and Frank standing staring at her, with a lowering, angry face, biting his nails. We need fewer meek smiles and polite handshakes at the end of tennis matches and more yelling obscenities, kicking over bottles of barley water and biting the umpire. Martin drank on silently, biting out his orders and invitations and awing the barkeeper, an effeminate country youngster with watery blue eyes and hair parted in the middle. Find more words! 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What is the opposite of biting? Words that rhyme with biting What is the plural of biting? What is the adverb for biting? What is the adjective for biting? What is the noun for biting? Translations for biting Use our Sentence Generator Nearby Words Bithynia bitewing bite the bullet bite-sized bite-size bites bitingly bitless bitmap bitmapped Bitola bitonal 6-letter Words Starting With b bi bit biti bitin