- back·bit·ing
- /ˈbækˌbaıtıŋ/ noun [noncount]: unkind talk about someone who is not present
petty backbiting among employees
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
back·bit·ing
Look at other dictionaries:
back´bit´er — back|bite «BAK BYT», transitive verb, intransitive verb, bit, bit|ten or bit, bit|ing. to speak evil of; slander (an absent person). SYNONYM(S): defame, malign, revile. – … Useful english dictionary
back|bite — «BAK BYT», transitive verb, intransitive verb, bit, bit|ten or bit, bit|ing. to speak evil of; slander (an absent person). SYNONYM(S): defame, malign, revile. – … Useful english dictionary
bit — al·bit·o·phyre; am·bit; am·bit·ty; an·te·or·bit·al; ar·bit·ra·ment; back·bit·er; bit; bit·a·ble; bit·er; bit·ing·ly; bit·ing·ness; bit·stock; bit·stone; bit·sy; bit·ta·ci·dae; bit·ta·cle; bit·ter·ish; bit·ter·less; bit·ter·ling; bit·ter·ly;… … English syllables
back — ahorse·back; apick·a·back; back; back·ber·end; back·bit·er; back·bone·less; back·coun·try; back·en; back·et; back·field; back·fill·er; back·fill·ing; back·fisch; back·friend; back·hand·ed; back·heel; back·less; back·lins; back·lot·ter; back·most; … English syllables
Cowboy's Back in Town — Studio album by Trace Adkins Released August 17, 2010 … Wikipedia
backbiting — back|bit|ing [ˈbækbaıtıŋ] n [U] unpleasant or cruel talk about someone who is not present ▪ All this backbiting is destroying company morale … Dictionary of contemporary English
backbiting — back|bit|ing [ bæk,baıtıŋ ] noun uncount unpleasant comments and criticisms made about someone who is not there … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Backbiting — Back bit ing, n. Secret slander; detraction. [1913 Webster] Backbiting, and bearing of false witness. Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
backbite — back•bite [[t]ˈbækˌbaɪt[/t]] v. bit, bit•ten (Informal) bit; bit•ing. 1) to attack the character or reputation of (a person not present) 2) to slander an absent person • Etymology: 1125–75 back′bit er, n … From formal English to slang
crib-bite — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb Etymology: back formation from crib biter & crib biting : to be addicted to crib biting • crib biter ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun * * * crib biter, n. /krib buyt /, v.i., crib bit, crib bitten or crib bit, crib biting. Vet.… … Useful english dictionary
