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Meaning of 'nipping' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Nipping [ a.]
- Biting; pinching; painful; destructive; as, a nipping frost; a nipping wind.
2 . Nipping [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Nip

Meaning of 'nipping' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . nipping [ s]
Meaning (1):
- capable of wounding
Example in sentence:
  • a barbed compliment;
  • a biting aphorism;
  • pungent satire
Meaning (2):
- pleasantly cold and invigorating
Example in sentence:
  • a nipping wind;
  • a nippy fall day;
  • crisp clear nights and frosty mornings;
  • snappy weather

Nearby Words:

nip nipped nipper nipperkin nippers nippingly nippitate nippitato nipple nipplewort

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