Nipping — synonyms, definition

1. nipping (a) Brit

biting bitter chewing gnawing piercing rigourous severe sharp stinging

2. nipping (Adjective) Brit

barbed crisp frosty mordacious nippy pungent snappy

nipping (Adjective) — Capable of wounding. ex. "a nipping compliment"

nipping (Adjective) — Pleasantly cold and invigorating. ex. "a nipping wind"

3. nipping (Verb) Brit

clipping nipping off pinching running snipping snipping off squeezing tweeting twinging twitching

nipping (Verb) — Press tightly between the fingers. ex. "He nipped her behind"

nipping (Verb) — Give a small sharp bite to. ex. "The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles"

nipping (Verb) — Sever or remove by pinching or snipping. ex. "nip off the flowers"

nipping (Verb) — Travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means.

biting cutting going gripping locomoting moving seizing with teeth traveling goosing tweaking