The phrase "act of biting" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the action or process of biting, often in a more formal or descriptive context.
Example: "The act of biting can be both a natural response to hunger and a defensive mechanism in certain animals."
Alternatives: "process of biting" or "action of biting".
One principal courting activity used by the male to induce cooperation of the female in mating is the act of biting her and gripping her with his teeth.
Shahid Afridi, the captain of the Twenty20 side, was fined and put on probation for six months over his "shameful act" of biting the ball in Perth.
As the Uruguay and Liverpool striker waited to learn his fate – after cameras showed him apparently biting an opponent for the third time in his career on Tuesday night – Fifa, fans and sponsors were considering the complicated psychology of one of the world's most talented footballers – and of the act of biting itself.
With this, the act of biting is limited to just "closing the teeth" and fails to consider not only the possibility that the recording material did not respond properly, but also that the evaluator has not detected simulations, habits or simple oral parafunctions that may compromise the quality of a sample.
This way they will associate the unpleasant taste with the act of biting you.
The following seem particularly relevant: onychophagy, from onuks (nail) and phagein (to eat) – the act of biting ones nails; lalochezia, from lalia (speech) and chezo (to defecate) – to relieve stress through swearing; nepenthe, from ne- (not) and penthos (grief) – a drug causing one to forget one's sorrows.
The sanctions against Afridi – imposed, according to the PCB, "for the shameful act [of biting the ball] which has brought the game and country into disrepute" – Umar and Kamran were easier to rationalise.
"There was a lot of biting.
Bite weight (g) was dry matter intake divided by number of bites cropped of each species.
In my mind these are all worse acts than biting an opponent, especially given it was in the heat of the moment, and he did not pursue the act long enough to draw blood.
