bite back (English, verb)
expansion: bite back (third-person singular simple present bites back, present participle biting back, simple past bit back, past participle bitten back)
Senses:
glosses: To retaliate; to give a sharp retort.
tags: intransitive
glosses: To repress (an emotion or a response).
tags: transitive
Forms:
form: bites back
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: biting back
tags: participle
present
form: bit back
tags: past
form: bitten back
tags: participle
past