diff --git a/bidict/_base.py b/bidict/_base.py
index a5ef609..5376da5 100644
--- a/bidict/_base.py
+++ b/bidict/_base.py
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ class BidictBase(BidirectionalMapping):
         return len(self._fwdm)
 
     def __iter__(self):  # lgtm [py/inheritance/incorrect-overridden-signature]
-        """Iterator over the contained items."""
+        """Iterator over the contained keys."""
         # No default implementation for __iter__ inherited from Mapping ->
         # always delegate to _fwdm.
         return iter(self._fwdm)
diff --git a/bidict/_delegating.py b/bidict/_delegating.py
index 9e0c5ce..df20183 100644
--- a/bidict/_delegating.py
+++ b/bidict/_delegating.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class _DelegatingMixin:
     __slots__ = ()
 
     def __iter__(self):
-        """Iterator over the contained items."""
+        """Iterator over the contained keys."""
         return iter(self._fwdm)  # pylint: disable=protected-access
 
     def keys(self):
diff --git a/bidict/_frozenordered.py b/bidict/_frozenordered.py
index 00a2620..5d650a0 100644
--- a/bidict/_frozenordered.py
+++ b/bidict/_frozenordered.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class FrozenOrderedBidict(OrderedBidictBase):
     # mutation.
     if DICTS_ORDERED:
         def __iter__(self, reverse=False):  # noqa: N802
-            """Iterator over the contained items."""
+            """Iterator over the contained keys in insertion order."""
             if reverse:
                 return super().__iter__(reverse=True)
             return iter(self._fwdm._fwdm)  # pylint: disable=protected-access
diff --git a/bidict/_orderedbase.py b/bidict/_orderedbase.py
index d4840ad..2d16c87 100644
--- a/bidict/_orderedbase.py
+++ b/bidict/_orderedbase.py
@@ -271,13 +271,13 @@ class OrderedBidictBase(BidictBase):
             assert invm[val] is nodeinv
 
     def __iter__(self, reverse=False):
-        """An iterator over this bidict's items in order."""
+        """Iterator over the contained keys in insertion order."""
         fwdm_inv = self._fwdm.inverse  # pylint: disable=no-member
         for node in self._sntl.__iter__(reverse=reverse):
             yield fwdm_inv[node]
 
     def __reversed__(self):
-        """An iterator over this bidict's items in reverse order."""
+        """Iterator over the contained keys in reverse insertion order."""
         for key in self.__iter__(reverse=True):
             yield key