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Search phrase: biting

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Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.246that should desire you to touch him, for his biting isthat should desire you to touch him, for his byting is
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.254biting of it, what pain she felt; truly, she makes a verybyting of it, what paine she felt: Truely, she makes averie
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.337Where biting cold would never let grass grow,Where byting cold would neuer let grasse grow,
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.vii.14Then we are like to have biting statutes,Then we are like to haue biting Statutes
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.viii.61Cold biting winter mars our hoped-for hay.Cold biting Winter marres our hop'd-for Hay.
King Edward IIIE3 I.ii.33Dismiss their biting whinyards, till your kingDismisse their byting whinyards, till your King,
King Edward IIIE3 III.iii.55Or else, inhabiting some barren soilOr else inhabiting some barraine soile,
King LearKL V.iii.274I have seen the day, with my good biting falchionI haue seene the day, with my good biting Faulchion
Measure for MeasureMM I.iii.19We have strict statutes and most biting laws,We haue strict Statutes, and most biting Laws,
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.351your sheep-biting face, and be hanged an hour. Will'tyour sheepe-biting face, and be hang'd an houre: Will't
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW V.v.167biting affliction.biting affliction.
Much Ado About NothingMA IV.i.168.1Under some biting error.Vnder some biting error.
Richard IIIR3 II.iv.30Grandam, this would have been a biting jest.Grandam, this would haue beene a byting Iest.

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Glossary

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bitingsevere, painful, brutal
eagerkeen, biting
pinchingbitingly cold; or: narrowly restricting
saltstinging, bitter, biting
sheep-bitingthieving, sneaking, shifty
smartbiting, stinging, painful
sneapingnipping, biting, sharp
suddensharp, caustic, biting

Thesaurus

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bitingeager
bitingsneaping
bitingsmart
bitingsudden
bitingsalt
bitingly coldpinching
cold, bitinglypinching

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BITEBASICbiting adj, biting n
SHEEPAPPEARANCEsheep-biting adj

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