adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of sneap form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   Of the wind, etc.: very cold; biting, nipping. also, figuratively

   "Berovvne is like an envious ſneaping Froſt, / That bites the firſt borne infants of the Spring."

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Example

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"Berovvne is like an envious ſneaping Froſt, / That bites the firſt borne infants of the Spring."

Etymology

From sneap + -ing.

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