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bites back

bites back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bite back.

Meaning of bite back

Verb

bite back (third-person singular simple present bites back, present participle biting back, simple past bit back, past participle bitten back)

  1. (intransitive) To retaliate; to give a sharp retort.
  2. (transitive) To repress (an emotion or a response).
    • He bit back his anger and managed a courteous reply.

Questions about bites back

What is bites back the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bites back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bite back.

Words near bites back in the dictionary

  1. biters
  2. bitertanol
  3. bites
  4. bites at the apple
  5. bites at the cherry
  6. bites back
  7. bites down
  8. bites in
  9. bites in the arse
  10. bites in the ass
  11. bites it

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