# biting

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,000

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of bite

## Easily confused with
- **bring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biting-vs-bring)
- **bling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biting-vs-bling)
- **boing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biting-vs-boing)
- **buying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biting-vs-buying)
- **boring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biting-vs-boring)
- **boxing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biting-vs-boxing)
- **Boeing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biting-vs-boeing)
- **bowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biting-vs-bowing)
- **booing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biting-vs-booing)
- **boiling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biting-vs-boiling)
- **busting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biting-vs-busting)
- **boating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biting-vs-boating)
- **bunting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biting-vs-bunting)
- **bribing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biting-vs-bribing)
- **booting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biting-vs-booting)
- **butting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biting-vs-butting)
- **bing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bing-vs-biting)
- **being** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/being-vs-biting)
- **baking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baking-vs-biting)
- **bikini** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bikini-vs-biting)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbiting`, `biitng`, `bitign`, `bitingg`, `bitinng`, `bitnig`, `bitting`, `btiing`, `ibting`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/biting