See also: verbéissen

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Etymology edit

ver- +‎ beißen

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

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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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