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biting someone's head off

biting someone's head off is the present participle and gerund of bite someone's head off.

Meaning of bite someone's head off

Verb

bite someone's head off (third-person singular simple present bites someone's head off, present participle biting someone's head off, simple past bit someone's head off, past participle bitten someone's head off)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To severely berate someone.

Questions about biting someone's head off

What is biting someone's head off the present participle and gerund of?
Biting someone's head off is the present participle and gerund of bite someone's head off.

Words near biting someone's head off in the dictionary

  1. biting one's thumb
  2. biting one's tongue
  3. biting point
  4. biting points
  5. biting someone's hand off
  6. biting someone's head off
  7. biting stonecrop
  8. biting the big one
  9. biting the biscuit
  10. biting the bullet
  11. biting the curb

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