different between chilling vs biting
chilling
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t??l??/
- Rhymes: -?l??
Adjective
chilling (comparative more chilling, superlative most chilling)
- Becoming cold.
- 1936, Djuna Barnes, Nightwood, Faber & Faber 2007, p. 22:
- As they reached the street the ‘Duchess’ caught a swirling hem of lace about her chilling ankles.
- 1936, Djuna Barnes, Nightwood, Faber & Faber 2007, p. 22:
- Causing cold.
- Causing mild fear.
- It was a chilling story, but the children enjoyed it.
- 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games[1]
- Displaying a sturdy professionalism throughout that stops just short of artistry, director Gary Ross, who co-scripted with Collins and Billy Ray, does his strongest work in the early scenes, which set up the stakes with chilling efficiency.
Translations
Verb
chilling
- present participle of chill
Derived terms
- bone-chilling
Noun
chilling (plural chillings)
- The act by which something is chilled.
chilling From the web:
- what chilling means
- what chilling adventures of sabrina are you
- what does chilling mean
- what is meant by chilling
biting
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ba?t??/
- Rhymes: -a?t??
Verb
biting
- present participle of bite
Noun
biting (plural bitings)
- An instance of something being bitten.
Derived terms
- nail biting, nailbiting
Translations
Adjective
biting (comparative more biting, superlative most biting)
- Causing a stinging sensation.
- a biting wind
- Cutting or incisive.
- a biting criticism
- Tending to bite.
- a biting insect
Translations
Derived terms
- bitingly
- nail-biting, nailbiting
Danish
Etymology
From bi- (“by-”) +? ting (“thing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biten?/, [?b?it?e??]
- Rhymes: -e??
Noun
biting c (singular definite bitingen, plural indefinite biting)
- a matter of secondary importance
Usage notes
Almost always used in the indefinite form.
Inflection
Synonyms
- bagatel
biting From the web:
- what biting nails means
- what biting me
- what biting insects live in clothes
- what biting your lip means
- what biting nails can cause
- what biting insects are around at the moment
- what's biting me at night
- what's biting me in my sleep
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