What part of speech is backbite?

Backbite can be categorized as a verb.

Parts of speech

• 1. backbite is a verb, present, 1st person singular of backbite (infinitive).
• 2. backbite is a verb (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

• Infinitive

  Present

  Simple Past

  Past Participle

  Gerund
• (to) backbite 

  backbite  / backbites 

  backbit 

  backbitten 

  backbiting 

• Infinitive: (to) backbite 
• Present: backbite  / backbites 
• Simple Past: backbit 
• Past Participle: (have) backbitten 
• Gerund: backbiting 

What does backbite mean?