backbite
verb (used with object)
to attack the character or reputation of (a person who is not present).
will backbite
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future tenseof backbite.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Use his men well, Davy; for they are arrant knaves, and will backbite.
From King Henry IV, Part 2 by William Shakespeare
Use his men well, Davy; for they are arrant knaves and will backbite.
From The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
