nipping
adjective
sharp or biting, as cold.
nippingly
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a word derived from
nipping.
Example Sentences
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It was nippingly cold outside, and the warm restaurant proved a delightful contrast.
From The Governess by Charles R. Chickering
Tess shivered a little as the frost-laden air bit nippingly at her ears.
From The Secret of the Storm Country by Lucius W. Hitchcock
If I can once get her respectably married," said Irene, nippingly, her small face resolute, "I won't worry about what she tells or doesn't tell.
From Jane Journeys On by Ruth Comfort Mitchell
The weather for a month has been perfect, the sky an extravagance of blue, the air lively enough, the nights cool, nippingly cool. and the whole ancient greyness lighted with an irresistible smile.
From Italian Hours by Henry James
All the windows were open, and the east wind came in at its will, nippingly cold if airy.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XVI., December, 1880. by Various
