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How to pronounce “backbiting”
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Pronunciation guide for backbiting
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of backbiting with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 4 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Fiesta at Rick's
"There's nobody's doing any backbiting. Everybody's helping each other."
- Definition summary
- The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge.
Example 1 of 4
How to pronounce backbiting
Fiesta at Rick's

"There's nobody's doing any backbiting. Everybody's helping each other."
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “backbiting”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge.
- [Adjective]
- Slanderous or speaking badly, especially of a person without that person's knowledge.
- [Verb]
- present participle and gerund of backbite
Practice Nearby Words
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