Verb: backbite (backbit,backbitten) 'bak,bIt
- Speak maliciously about someone who is not present
"She was caught backbiting about her coworkers";
- bitch [informal]
Derived forms: backbiting, backbites, backbitten, backbit
Type of: complain, kick [informal], kvetch [N. Amer, informal], moan, plain [archaic], sound off
Encyclopedia: Backbite