festbeißen

== German == === Etymology === fest- +‎ beißen === Pronunciation === === Verb === festbeißen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present beißt fest, past tense biss fest, past participle festgebissen, auxiliary haben) (reflexive) to bite firmly (of a dog, tick, etc.) [with an (+ dative) ‘into someone/something’] (reflexive, figurative) to get bogged down [with an (+ dative) ‘in something’] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Festbeißen festbeißend === Further reading === “festbeißen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “festbeißen” in Duden online “festbeißen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “festbeißen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.