biting

(verb) to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws. Synonyms: bite, seize with teeth. Example: "Gunny invariably tried to bite her."

(verb) cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort. Synonyms: bite, sting, burn. Example: "The sun burned his face."

(verb) penetrate or cut, as with a knife. Synonyms: bite. Example: "The fork bit into the surface."

(verb) deliver a sting to. Synonyms: sting, bite, prick. Example: "A bee stung my arm yesterday."

(adj) capable of wounding. Synonyms: barbed, nipping, pungent, mordacious. Examples: "A barbed compliment." "A biting aphorism." "Pungent satire."

(adj) causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold. Synonyms: bitter. Examples: "Bitter cold." "A biting wind."