bite badly

Frequency: 5.52.5 per million words

To bite severely.

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Examples (10)

  • Their cat was badly bitten by a dog.
  • The hiker was badly bitten on the leg by a venomous snake.
  • He was badly bitten by mosquitoes during his camping trip.
  • If you provoke that stray dog, you risk being badly bitten.
  • The zookeeper had a scar where a monkey had badly bitten him years ago.
  • She woke up to find she had been badly bitten by a spider in her sleep.
  • The child cried after being badly bitten by his younger brother during a tantrum.
  • Has anyone in this group ever been badly bitten by an insect?
  • The vet confirmed the stray puppy was badly bitten, likely in a fight with other dogs.
  • The news reported that a tourist was badly bitten while trying to feed a wild squirrel.