1. to say mean or spiteful things about someone who is not present
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘backbite’

Examples

• She always backbites her coworkers during lunch breaks.
• He backbites his neighbors whenever they’re not around.
• The gossip columnist backbites celebrities in her weekly column.
• Sarah never backbites her friends, even when she’s angry with them.
• The manager warned employees that anyone who backbites teammates would face consequences.
• It’s unprofessional when someone backbites their boss to other staff members.