bite
verb (used with object)
to cut, wound, or tear with the teeth.
have been biting
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present perfect progressiveof bite.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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Housing costs, car payments and insurance premiums have been biting deeper into wallets.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 26, 2025
Locally we received about 1.5” of rain the past week, and the fish have been biting in the right spots.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 10, 2020
As Brookings scholar William Galston told the The Washington Post, “What we’re learning is that a lot of people have been biting their lips, but not changing their minds.”
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2016
Lawmakers also expressed displeasure with the California Public Utilities Commission, saying regulators should have known Frontier may have been biting off more than it could chew.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2016
“The smoke will help to drive off the mosquitoes, which have been biting abominably; and I heard them buzzing round my ears the moment you called me.”
From In the Wilds of Florida A Tale of Warfare and Hunting by John Steeple Davis
