bite at

baɪt æt

bit at, bitten at

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Definition of bite at - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

animal actiontry to bite something, often without success

The dog would bite at the mailman's shoes.
The cat would bite at the dangling string.
The snake tried to bite at the stick.

nip at

snap at

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Expressions with bite at

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bite at the apple

chance to try something again

She missed the first deadline but got another bite at the apple.

bite at the cherry

chance to participate or be involved

This is your only bite at the cherry.

Expressions with bite

bite down

press your teeth together firmly

He had to bite down to stop the pain.

bite in

start eating something

She couldn't wait to bite in the juicy apple.

bite into

use teeth to cut into something

She decided to bite into the juicy apple.

bite nails

chew on one's fingernails due to stress or habit

She tends to bite nails when she's anxious.

bite one's fingernails

chew on one's fingernails

She tends to bite her fingernails when she's nervous.

barking dogs rarely bite

exp.

dogs that bark a lot usually do not bite

The neighbor's dog barks all day, but barking dogs rarely bite.

Terms with bite at included in their meaning

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gnaw

chewing

bite at or nibble something repeatedly

ankle biter

animal

small dog that tends to bite at people's ankles

chagoma

medical

inflammatory nodule at reduviid bug bite site

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French:essayer de mordre, ...
German:schnappen nach, ...
Italian:cercare di mordere, ...
Spanish:intentar morder, ...
Portuguese:tentar morder, ...
Chinese:扑咬, ...
Japanese:噛みつこうとする, ...
Arabic:حاوَلَ أَنْ يَعُضَّ, ...
Hebrew:לְנַסּוֹת לִנְשׁוֹךְ, ...
Russian:пытаться укусить, ...
Ukrainian:кусати, ...
Hindi:काटने को लपकना, ...
Bengali:কামড়াতে যাওয়া, ...
Catalan:intentar mossegar, ...
Czech:chňapat po, ...
Danish:nappe efter, ...
Dutch:bijten naar, ...
Greek:κάνω να δαγκώσω, ...
Hungarian:odakapni, ...
Khmer:ខាំសំដៅទៅលើ, ...
Korean:물려고 하다, ...
Persian:برای گاز گرفتن چیزی حمله کردن, ...
Polish:chwytać zębami, ...
Portuguese (BR):abocanhar, ...
Romanian:a încerca să muște, ...
Swedish:nafsa efter, ...
Thai:พยายามกัด, ...
Turkish:ısırmaya çalışmak, ...
Vietnamese:đớp vào, ...

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