Question

Which dictionary definition of biting BEST applies to its use in this sentence?

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It was biting  oratory, in which the speaker told his audience, "This Fourth of July is 

yours , not  mine .

A) to be sarcastically cutting
B) to wound or tear with the teeth
C) to take firm hold or act effectively on
D) to act blindly, without reflecting on the effects

Answer 1

A) to be sarcastically cutting. The speaker is using his words in a possibly sarcastic manner.

Answer 2

Answer: A) to be sarcastically cutting.

Step-by-step explanation: the denotation of a word is its literal meaning, the definition that we can find in a dictionary, a word can have several denotations (or definitions), as we can see with the word "biting." From the given options, the definition of biting that best applies to its use in the given sentence is "to be sarcastically cutting" because the word is used referring to "oratory" so the speaker told his audience "This Fourth of July is yours, not mine" in a sarcastic and cutting way.