verbeißen

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See also: verbéissen

German

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Etymology

ver- +‎ beißen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯sn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧bei‧ßen

Verb

verbeißen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present verbeißt, past tense verbiss, past participle verbissen, auxiliary haben)

  1. to bite the bit
  2. (colloquial) to bite back
  3. (reflexive, colloquial) to stifle
  4. (reflexive, colloquial) to suppress a smile, to suppress laughter

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