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Backbite
see synonyms of backbiteVerb
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Backbite
see synonyms of backbiteverb -bites, -biting, -bit, -bitten or -bit
to talk spitefully about (an absent person)
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Backbite
see synonyms of backbite verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈbackˌbit (ˈbækˌbɪt
; bakˈbitˌ), ˈbackˌbitten (ˈbækˌbɪtən
; bakˈbitˌ'n) or ˈbackˌbit, ˈbackˌbiting
to speak maliciously about (an absent person); slander
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Backbite
see synonyms of backbitev. back·bit (-bĭt′), back·bit·ten (-bĭt′n), back·bit·ing, back·bites
v.tr.
To speak spitefully or slanderously about (another).
v.intr.
To speak spitefully or slanderously about a person.
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