bitten

[ bit-n ]

/ ˈbɪt n /

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verb

a past participle of bite.

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OTHER WORDS FROM bitten

un·bit·ten, adjective

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bit slice, bitstock, bitstream, bitsy, bitt, bitten, bitter, bitter apple, bitterbark, bitterbrush, bittercress

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How to use bitten in a sentence

But the title of Best Death definitely belongs to Bob Stookey, who got bitten by a zombie then captured by cannibals.
The Red Viper, Zoe Barnes, and the Best Fictional Deaths of 2014|Melissa Leon|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Some juice spills out when one is sliced or bitten, but it isn't nearly as plump and oozy as a traditional link.
The Texas Church of Beef|Jane & Michael Stern|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If someone gets bitten by a snake and gets paralyzed, it has a similar effect, but more gentle effect on the skin.
We Were Gwyneth’s GOOP Guinea Pigs|Erin Cunningham, Olivia Nuzzi|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For two years, and very ostentatiously, Sarkozy has bitten his tongue.
Sarkozy’s Surveillance Scandal|Tracy McNicoll|March 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In May 2012, Mark Wolford, a third-generation snake handler, also died after being bitten by a rattlesnake.
Bible Passages that Could Get You Killed|Candida Moss|February 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Squinty squatted down beside one, and, with his strong teeth, he soon had bitten a hole in the cloth.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
When a malarious person is bitten by a mosquito, the gametes are taken with the blood into its stomach.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
His neck was torn open, bitten right through to the windpipe, the blood still dripping from it into a dark pool on the carpet.
Uncanny Tales|Various
On feeling the bite of the flea, thrust the part bitten immediately into boiling water.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
He had nearly bitten his swollen tongue in two falling over an unseen peat-cutting, and blood-flecked foam gathered on his lips.
Uncanny Tales|Various

British Dictionary definitions for bitten

bitten

/ (ˈbɪtən) /

verb

the past participle of bite

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bitten

see once bitten, twice shy; also see bite.

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