bite
verb (used with object)
to cut, wound, or tear with the teeth.
has been biting
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present perfect progressiveof bite (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The rising cost of living has been biting into household budgets for months, with energy, food and fuel prices putting pressure on personal finances.
From BBC ● May 16, 2023
She has been biting off a little more than she was able to chew in Group One company of late, without ever being disgraced.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 28, 2012
Lately their favorite game has been biting each other, and they know that the punishment for this is being sent to Coventry.
From Time Magazine Archive
Your Ali Baba, Lawrence, has been biting them, and they have all gone off back, and Hamed has followed to catch them.
From Yussuf the Guide The Mountain Bandits; Strange Adventure in Asia Minor by John Schonberg
"It's all over with the old black horse," said the bailiff, in great concern; "he has been biting and kicking like mad, and now he is gasping his last."
From Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag by Gustav Freytag
