nipping
sharp or biting, as cold.
sarcastic; caustic.
Origin of nipping
1Other words from nipping
- nip·ping·ly, adverb
Words Nearby nipping
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How to use nipping in a sentence
It is your best shot at nipping any future wedding invites (and accompanying airfare to Missouri) in the bud.
The First-World Anarchist’s Guide to Weddings | Kelly Williams Brown | May 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“She kept nipping at my socks and pulling them down,” he said.
‘The Puppy Bowl’: The Super Bowl’s Fiercest Rival | Lori-Lee Emshey | February 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhile Michael Jackson had younger sister Janet nipping at his heels with Grammy Awards and gold records, Whitney stood alone.
Whitney’s Shadow Hangs Over Painful, Intrusive ‘Houstons’ Reality Show | Allison Samuels | October 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThis source and others pointed to the site JustJared as nipping at Hilton's heels as a music industry influencer.
Heading into the fourth day of competition, upstart Wall Street Journal was nipping at the heels of the Gray Lady.
So they held the prisoner fast, and led him to the brooklet, nipping his throat tightly to choke an outcry.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisStreaks of gray haze rose a foot or two into the nipping air, and the clash of shovels had a new, harsh ring.
The Girl From Keller's | Harold BindlossMayo braved nipping wind and iced rigging and took the glass to the main crosstrees.
Blow The Man Down | Holman DayWe'd find their tracks and places where they'd been nipping off the ends of branches and twigs, and follow them up.
Beautiful Joe | Marshall SaundersAnd while he slept, a nipping wind from the far, northern Highlands swooped down on the mist and sent it flying out to sea.
Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor Atkinson
British Dictionary definitions for nipping
/ (ˈnɪpɪŋ) /
sharp and biting: a nipping wind
sarcastic; bitter
Derived forms of nipping
- nippingly, adverb
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