Meanings
plural afterbites
- Something that lingers after it is bitten, especially a smatch or flavour; aftertaste.
- 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 Dream1 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
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