backbite
verbHow many syllables in backbite?
There are 2 syllables in the word backbite.Divide backbite into syllables:
back · bite
How to pronounce backbite:
Definition of backbite:
- backbite (verb):
- to talk spitefully about an absent person
- to say mean or spiteful things about a person (such as someone who is not present)
Synonyms for backbite:
bitch
complain
kick
kvetch
plain
quetch
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