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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

bitten

/ˈbɪtən/

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What does bitten mean?

verb

  1. past participle of bite

adjective

  1. That has received a bite.
  2. Abruptly cut off, as roots or leaves may be.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈbɪtən/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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It did not seem possible that he could be the crazy creature who had screamed and beaten and bitten his pillow.
Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Secret GardenProject Gutenberg ebook #113
The story goes that this chap has been bitten so many times that the virus no longer has any effect on him.
Harry HoudiniMiracle Mongers and Their Methods A Complete Exposé of the Modus Operandi of Fire Eaters, Heat Resisters, Poison Eaters, Venomous Reptile Defiers, Sword Swallowers, Human Ostriches, Strong Men, Etc.Project Gutenberg ebook #435
More book examples (3)
One of the men was bitten under the eye by a snake which darted upon him from the bough of a tree.
Robert SoutheyThe Life of Horatio, Lord NelsonProject Gutenberg ebook #947
When the conversation has turned on this subject, long after the bitten part has been excised, pain has darted along the limb.
William YouattThe DogProject Gutenberg ebook #9478
Something in the gesture of the man as he waved the bloody and pitying soldiers away made the youth start as if bitten.
Stephen CraneThe Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil WarProject Gutenberg ebook #73