biting
/ˈbaɪtɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
biting is spelled B-I-T-I-N-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 5.9 times per million words in written English, the 10,028th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, biting means “An instance of something being bitten” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of biting is bitings.
How many letters and syllables are in biting?
| Letters | 6: B-I-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.9 times per million words; the 10,028th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is biting?
Biting appears 5.9 times per million words in written English, the 10,028th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce biting?
- /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/
Biting has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-biting.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of biting
- bitings plural
- more biting comparative
- most biting superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does biting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An instance of something being bitten.
- 2
A bite-sized snack.
adjective
- 1
Causing a stinging sensation.
a biting wind
- 2
Cutting or incisive.
a biting criticism
- 3
Tending to bite.
a biting insect
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of bite
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Biting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.