Biting and Telling

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Biting adjective - Causing intense discomfort to one's skin.

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Telling and biting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Telling" instead an adjective "Biting".

Nearby Words: bite, biter

Telling adjective - Having the power to persuade.

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Biting and telling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Biting" instead an adjective "Telling".

Nearby Words: tell, teller, telly

While this was intended as intimidation, Luffy answers by pounding the stone with his fist, and telling Arlong that biting through stone is rather silly.

Source: Intimidation Demonstration
Understatement: After biting a man in half for telling a bad joke: "[Nicol Bolas] was not known for his sense of humor." Unobtainium: Etherium.

Source: Literature / Test of Metal
Arashi No Yoru Ni begins with Mei's mother biting off a wolf's ear to protect her son, only to have the other wolves rip her apart and kill her, telling Mei to leave her as she is dying.

Source: R-Rated Opening

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