Skip to content

bitten

/ˈbɪt.ən/verb2 syllables

Bitten means: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort.

Synonyms for bitten6

verb, as in cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

bite, sting, burn

verb, as in deliver a sting to

sting, bite, prick

verb, as in to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws

bite, seize with teeth

verb, as in penetrate or cut, as with a knife

bite

also used for bitten

premorse

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does bitten mean?4

verb

1

cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort“The sun burned his face”

2

deliver a sting to“A bee stung my arm yesterday”

3

to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws“Gunny invariably tried to bite her”

4

penetrate or cut, as with a knife“The fork bit into the surface”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with bitten?6

two syllables

writtenbritainkittensmitten

three syllables

rewrittenunwritten
Show 40 near rhymes
littlewomenbusinesssystemchildrengivensinglemillionminutespositionmiddleinterestofficialenglanddecisionsimplesystemslistenadditionconditionsminuteincomeimageopinionbiggestcivilchristmascommissioncompetitionchristianequipmentmissionconditiondivisiondistancereligiousvillageeditionprisonspirit

Bitten in a sentence

  • If you go near a camel, you risk being bitten.CK
  • To avoid getting bitten, please use insect repellent.CM
  • Judging by the swelling, the man must have been bitten by a snake.CM
  • Indeed, he could have bitten off his tongue.Objectivesea
  • Bitten by a snake, one even dreads a string.anzart
  • He was bitten by a dog and, to make matters worse, it was rabid.Igider
  • The dog has bitten a hole in my sleeve.CM
  • All the early flowers were bitten by the frost.sundown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.