What part of speech is backbiting?

Backbiting can be categorized as a verb.

Parts of speech

1. backbiting is a verb, gerund of backbite (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 backbiting mean?

Definitions

Adjective
backbiting - A person who slanders or speaks badly of a person without that person's knowledge.
Verb
backbite - say mean things
Noun
backbiting - The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge.

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