afterbite

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noun

Something that lingers after it is bitten, especially a smatch or flavour; aftertaste.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounafterbite (plural afterbites)

plural afterbites

  1. Something that lingers after it is bitten, especially a smatch or flavour; aftertaste.
  2. broadlyfigurativelyThat which returns with a memory, usually one that is bitter or painful

    That is a marvelous month to start, particularly in the North where some April days sting with the afterbite of winter and others glow with summer promise.

    2000, Roger Kahn, Good Enough to Dream
    1 more example

    She's dressed exactly like Faith, her hair winched into the same yellow braids. She can still feel the afterbite of Delle's nails as she raked the hair back, complaining.

    2002, Monica Wood, Secret Language

Origin

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APA

afterbite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afterbite

MLA

“afterbite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afterbite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “afterbite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afterbite.

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