bite
verb (used with object)
to cut, wound, or tear with the teeth.
was biting
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past progressiveof bite.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The wind was biting, so we stopped by the wreckage of an old farm building to seek shelter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Well, he was biting my feet so hard he actually put holes in my shoes and it was hurting my feet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2025
One of the new Yanliaomyzon fossils even includes skeletal fragments preserved in its gut, indicating that it was biting chunks out of its meals that ripped away bone.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 31, 2023
The union said the cost-of-living crisis was biting deep and it was foolish to assume workers would "suck it up".
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2022
I couldn’t understand what she was saying, but I could see her eyes were moist and she was biting her lips to keep from crying.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
