bitch
verb/bɪtʃ/
/bɪtʃ/
[intransitive] (informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they bitch | /bɪtʃ/ /bɪtʃ/ |
| he / she / it bitches | /ˈbɪtʃɪz/ /ˈbɪtʃɪz/ |
| past simple bitched | /bɪtʃt/ /bɪtʃt/ |
| past participle bitched | /bɪtʃt/ /bɪtʃt/ |
| -ing form bitching | /ˈbɪtʃɪŋ/ /ˈbɪtʃɪŋ/ |
- bitch (about somebody/something) to make unkind and critical remarks about somebody/something, especially when they are not there
- She isn’t the sort of person who bitches about others behind their back.
Word OriginOld English bicce, of Germanic origin.Want to learn more?
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