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Discover LudwigThe phrase "biting air" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used metaphorically to describe a futile or pointless action, often implying that someone is trying to achieve something that is impossible or nonsensical. Example: "In his frustration, he felt like he was just biting air, trying to convince her to change her mind."
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Frank pulls a blanket up around his neck and holds himself against the cold biting air.
Within a few moments of biting air, we realized that the person who coined the term "biting down" must have been standing upside down when he penned his flawed depiction of the human jaw.
Nearby, a mound of compost, filled with animal manure and kitchen waste from a restaurant, steamed in the biting air.
Many Alaskans revel in the biting air and the pure white of the winter landscape, not to mention the skiing, ice-climbing and snow machine-riding.
THE SETTING -- Bundled and wrapped to fend off the biting air, Tuesday morning shoppers moved quickly through the glass doors at Tiffany & Company on Fifth Avenue.
The less of your skin that's exposed to the dry, biting air, the less you'll have to deal with its dehydrating effects.
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The rain was pouring, the mud was ankle-deep, and the first of winter was biting the air.
Circling like tribal warriors, biting the air, the men end up bouncing around like frat boys, reassuring us not to be unsettled by their aggression.
Thousands of people in the South waited yesterday for the electricity to be turned back on, and the latest in a series of storms blew blinding snow and biting cold air across the nation's midsection.
Tchaikovsky's notes bit the air like muriatic acid.
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