Nipping

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or sensation of giving a nip.

    "Being, however, satisfied as to the position, I withdrew my hand, the pains still growing less frequent and weaker, but she lamented greatly the nippings and pinchings in her belly, which rather increased as the true labour pains decreased."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of nip form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    pleasantly cold and invigorating wordnet
  2. 2
    capable of wounding wordnet

Synonyms

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algidarcticbarbedbarbedbitingbitter

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"I left my pen in the dorm. I'm just nipping back to get it."

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