adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an icy/biting/bitter wind (= very cold )
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She shivered in the icy wind.
savage/stinging/vicious/biting satire
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a biting satire of the television industry
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
wind
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There was a biting wind from the right which made all the dead winter stems rattle and rustle feverishly.
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The biting wind drove the snow before it, so that the whole dale seemed to be lost in a grey mist.
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He was wearing an overcoat and leant forward to protect himself against the biting wind .
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Then she retreated into the entrance to the Metro out of the biting wind and opened it.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
what's biting you/her etc?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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biting sarcasm
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All the biting pests above can be controlled by planned, routine, repeat spraying with systemic insecticides.
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Donald loved biting paddles, splashing and capsizing people and pushing boats around.
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If the adventurers try to reach location 14 they will have to pass scores of biting faces and clutching hands.
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Its good insulating properties mean that the young emerging plants in the spring are saved from the worst of the biting cold.
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Sunny conditions in temperatures below zero can suddenly turn to biting conditions in a strong headwind.
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The biting wind drove the snow before it, so that the whole dale seemed to be lost in a grey mist.
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There was a biting wind from the right which made all the dead winter stems rattle and rustle feverishly.