different between gnawing vs biting

gnawing

English

Etymology

From Middle English gnawynge; equivalent to gnaw +? -ing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?n????/ (RP)
  • (intrusive R) IPA(key): /?n?????(?)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?n???/
  • Rhymes: -????

Adjective

gnawing (comparative more gnawing, superlative most gnawing)

  1. (of pain or hunger) severe or intense

Verb

gnawing

  1. present participle of gnaw

Noun

gnawing (plural gnawings)

  1. The process by which something is gnawed.
    the gnawings of mice
  2. A sensation of being gnawed.

Anagrams

  • wanging

gnawing From the web:

  • what gnawing means
  • what's gnawing pain
  • gnawing pain meaning
  • what gnawing mammal
  • what gnawing sentence
  • gnawing what does that mean
  • what does gnawing pain feel like
  • what are gnawing animals


biting

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ba?t??/
  • Rhymes: -a?t??

Verb

biting

  1. present participle of bite

Noun

biting (plural bitings)

  1. An instance of something being bitten.

Derived terms

  • nail biting, nailbiting

Translations

Adjective

biting (comparative more biting, superlative most biting)

  1. Causing a stinging sensation.
    a biting wind
  2. Cutting or incisive.
    a biting criticism
  3. 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)

  1. 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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