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back·bite (-bīt′)
transitive verb, intransitive verb backbit -·bit′ (-bit′), backbitten -·bit′·ten (-bit′'n) or backbit -·bit′, backbiting -·bit′·ing
to speak maliciously about (an absent person); slander
Related Forms:
- backbiter back′·bit′er (-bīt′ər) noun
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