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backbite

/ˈbæk.baɪt/

Translations

backbiteverb

backbit

Past Simple

backbitten

Past Participle

backbiting

Gerund

/ˈbæk.baɪt/

She was known to backbite her colleagues when they weren't around.

Она была известна тем, что клеветала на своих коллег, когда их не было рядом.

Additional translations

дурно отзываться

Synonyms

speak ill of

speak behind someone's back

backbiteverb

To speak unfavorably or slanderously about someone who is not present.

She was upset to learn that her colleagues would often backbite her when she wasn't around.

(archaic) To bite or attack from behind.

The startled mule bucked when the dog tried to backbite it.