How to pronounce backbiting
American English pronunciation
BAK-by-ting
- IPA
- /ˈbækˌbaɪtɪŋ/
- Syllables
- BAK · by · ting (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What backbiting means
Mean talk about someone who isn't there to hear it
In a sentence: The coach told the team there would be no backbiting in her locker room.
Where it comes from: It goes back to Middle English, from backbite, to say nasty things about someone behind their back.
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