噛みつく

bite, sink one's teeth into, snap at, lash out at

→ 噛み付く
verb Rare #36,599
bite, sink one's teeth into Can also describe an animal or person lunging to bite.
JA: 犬が私の靴に噛みつく。
EN: The dog bites my shoe.
snap at, lash out at Can be used figuratively for verbally attacking someone.
JA: 彼はすぐ人に噛みつく。
EN: He quickly lashes out at people.
Conjugation of 噛み付く
噛みつく
Indicative past

〔噛みつく音〕痛い痛い!

[Sound of biting] Ow, ow!

— One Cut of the Dead (2017)

けれど歯で噛みつくことはできない!

But I can't bite with my teeth!

— ライフ・イズ・ビューティフル (1997)

毒ヘビのように噛みつく

It bites like a poisonous snake.

— TAXi (1998)

〔噛みつく音〕

[A biting sound]

— One Cut of the Dead (2017)

“噛みつく”

to bite

— どん底作家の人生に幸あれ! (2019)