painful bite
Teeth marks hurt
A painful bite is a bite that causes significant discomfort or injury—from an insect, animal, or person.
The phrase describes both the act and its aftermath: The dog gave him a painful bite on the ankle.
Some bites are painful immediately; others become painful as venom or infection sets in: That spider's painful bite swelled up overnight.
- stingSharp wound from insect
- bee stingInsect's venomous jab
- venomInjected animal poison
- fangPointed predator tooth
- sharp teethPointed dental structures
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