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# How to pronounce "back biting" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/bækkbɪtɪng/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **bac·kbi·ting**

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge.
  - *Example*: "[…]ending his epistle by saying, "that his uncle having doubtless lent his ear to some old woman's tales and backbiting, he did not choose to place his property in the hands of a spendthrift,[…]"

### ADJECTIVE
- Slanderous or speaking badly, especially of a person without that person's knowledge.
  - *Example*: "Backbiting talk that flattering blabs know wily how to blenge."

### VERB
- present participle and gerund of backbite

### Example Sentences
- "[…]ending his epistle by saying, "that his uncle having doubtless lent his ear to some old woman's tales and backbiting, he did not choose to place his property in the hands of a spendthrift,[…]"
- "Backbiting talk that flattering blabs know wily how to blenge."
- "lay back biting his lip from time to time, but otherwise not flinching."

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (2 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "back biting" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: UK*
> "A very deliberate and violent one. I cleaned and bandaged the wound while he lay back biting his lip from time to time, but otherwise not flinching. "How's that?" I asked when I was done. "Excellent."
- **Watch at 13:13**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mZ21UAPG9c&t=793s)

### Example 2
> "I mean, there was, basically, all kinds of back biting."
- **Watch at 9:35**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gBxa4KyXe0&t=575s)


## How to Pronounce "back biting"

- **Syllables**: bac · kbi · ting
- **IPA**: `/bækkbɪtɪng/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[back](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/back), [biting](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/biting)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “back biting”?
“back biting” is pronounced /bækkbɪtɪng/ (bac · kbi · ting). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “back biting”?
“back biting” has 3 syllables: bac · kbi · ting.

### What does “back biting” mean?
The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge.

### How can I hear “back biting” used in real sentences?
This page has 2 real-world video examples of “back biting” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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