nipping

adjective

nip·ping ˈni-piŋ How to pronounce nipping (audio)

: sharp, chilling

nippingly adverb

Example Sentences

a group of campers waking up to the nipping air of a Rocky Mountain morning better wear a windbreaker if you're going sailing in this nipping wind

Recent Examples on the Web Thanks to a little nipping and tucking, the Nissan Altima receives an attractive facelift for 2023.

Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 9 June 2022 Likewise, her rep handled the announcements about the Bidens' rambunctious rescue dog, Major, who's been involved in several nipping incidents and has to undergo off-site behavior training.

USA Today, 27 Apr. 2021 The nipping incident comes a few weeks after the dog caused a minor injury to someone else at the White House.

Tim Perry, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2021 Prune Your Shrubs With Regal Shears Sculpting boxwoods into bunnies, trimming your David Austin roses or nipping daisies for a pickle-jar vase?

Andrew Nelson, WSJ, 27 Mar. 2021 Del Mar extended its current winning streak to a season-best three in a row by first nipping Lincoln and then nudging San Jose 48-46.

Dave Mendonca, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2017

nipping 1 of 2

adjective

as in freezing

having a low or subnormal temperature a group of campers waking up to the nipping air of a Rocky Mountain morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

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freezing
cold
chilly
icy
chill
frigid
cool
nippy
numbing
frosty
brisk
arctic
shivery
cutting
bitter
glacial
wintry
polar
chilled
cooled
snappy
algid
coolish
ice-cold
penetrating
coldish
wintery
gelid
piercing
crisp
bone-chilling
subfreezing
bracing
cryogenic
keen
subzero
frozen
sharp
iced
invigorating
frosted
ultracold
unheated
rigorous
refrigerated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

burning
boiling
scorching
hot
broiling
searing
scalding
warming
seething
torrid
roasting
blazing
sweltering
molten
sizzling
fiery
fervent
ardent
glowing
igneous
heated
lukewarm
tepid
sultry
fervid
warm
warmed
ultrahot
overheated
snug
red-hot
piping hot
reheated
white-hot
inflamed
feverish
toasty
enflamed
flushed
equatorial
tropical
muggy
steamy
summery
canicular

as in chilling

uncomfortably cool better wear a windbreaker if you're going sailing in this nipping wind

Synonyms & Similar Words

chilling
chilly
chill
bitter
freezing
brisk
nippy
cold
bleak
icy
frigid
sharp
bracing
raw
crisp
numbing
frosty
arctic
invigorating
shivery
wintry
glacial
snappy
subfreezing
polar
frozen
rigorous
iced
ice-cold
coolish
frosted
subzero
wintery
frore
unheated
refrigerated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

warm
balmy
heated
tepid
lukewarm
warmed

nipping

2 of 2

verb

present participle of nip

as in shaving

to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument I'm just going to nip these hedges, and then I'll be done with the work outside

Synonyms & Similar Words

shaving
cutting
trimming
clipping
snipping
mowing
bobbing
cropping
pruning
paring
shearing
docking
polling
cutting back
pinching
skiving
whittling
lopping (off)
manicuring
curtailing
stumping
shortening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

extending
elongating
lengthening

as in pinching

to squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points the puppy nipped her hand while playing

Synonyms & Similar Words

pinching
holding
clasping
clutching
grasping
taking
gripping
crimping
tweaking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dropping
springing
releasing
loosening
freeing
loosing

as in stealing

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep that guy nipped my wallet from the restaurant table when I turned away

Synonyms & Similar Words

stealing
swiping
pinching
grabbing
snatching
nicking
lifting
pilfering
thieving
filching
purloining
robbing
pocketing
snitching
hooking
appropriating
picking
taking
boosting
ripping off
hijacking
heisting
seizing
misappropriating
plundering
sacking
pillaging
looting
walking off with
running off with
making off with
making away with
burglarizing
rustling
shoplifting
poaching
grasping
collaring
carjacking
knocking over
nailing
rifling
mooching
spiriting
abducting
kidnapping
sponging
highjacking
shanghaiing
kidnaping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

buying
purchasing
giving
presenting
contributing
bestowing
donating
handing over

as in hurrying

to proceed or move quickly I'll just nip off to the corner store for some milk

Synonyms & Similar Words

hurrying
zipping
scurrying
trotting
chasing
rushing
racing
speeding
driving
flying
jumping
scooting
traveling
darting
running
tearing
blowing
buzzing
stepping
ripping
travelling
scuttling
dashing
bolting
blasting
zooming
ramming
breezing
bowling
rustling
hustling
shooting
careering
humping
haring
jogging
hurling
barreling
blazing
bundling
belting
rocketing
pelting
galloping
whisking
hastening
whirling
coursing
hurtling
jetting
motoring
bustling
hying
careening
barrelling
scampering
cannonballing
flitting
hieing
scuffling
sprinting
highballing
beating it
bombing
scudding
accelerating
streaking
beetling
stampeding
making tracks
getting a move on
shaking a leg
whizzing
overtaking
stepping on it
hotfooting (it)
cracking (on)
outrunning
quickening
outpacing
outstripping
arrowing
stepping out
beelining
catching up
fast-forwarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

creeping
poking
crawling
dragging
lingering
poking
lagging
strolling
loitering
dawdling
hanging (around or out)
sauntering
shuffling
dallying
ambling
plodding
tarrying
lumbering
dillydallying
decelerating
slowing (down or up)

单词	nipping
释义	nipping adjective nip·ping ˈni-piŋ : sharp, chilling nippingly adverb Synonyms algid arctic bitter bone-chilling chill chilly cold coldish cool coolish freezing frigid frosty gelid glacial ice-cold icy nippy numbing polar shivery snappy wintry wintery See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a group of campers waking up to the nipping air of a Rocky Mountain morning better wear a windbreaker if you're going sailing in this nipping wind Recent Examples on the Web Thanks to a little nipping and tucking, the Nissan Altima receives an attractive facelift for 2023. Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 9 June 2022 Likewise, her rep handled the announcements about the Bidens' rambunctious rescue dog, Major, who's been involved in several nipping incidents and has to undergo off-site behavior training. USA Today, 27 Apr. 2021 The nipping incident comes a few weeks after the dog caused a minor injury to someone else at the White House. Tim Perry, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2021 Prune Your Shrubs With Regal Shears Sculpting boxwoods into bunnies, trimming your David Austin roses or nipping daisies for a pickle-jar vase? Andrew Nelson, WSJ, 27 Mar. 2021 Del Mar extended its current winning streak to a season-best three in a row by first nipping Lincoln and then nudging San Jose 48-46. Dave Mendonca, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2017 Word History First Known Use 1547, in the meaning defined above nipping 1 of 2 adjective 1 as in freezing having a low or subnormal temperature a group of campers waking up to the nipping air of a Rocky Mountain morning Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance freezing cold chilly icy chill frigid cool nippy numbing frosty brisk arctic shivery cutting bitter glacial wintry polar chilled cooled snappy algid coolish ice-cold penetrating coldish wintery gelid piercing crisp bone-chilling subfreezing bracing cryogenic keen subzero frozen sharp iced invigorating frosted ultracold unheated rigorous refrigerated Antonyms & Near Antonyms burning boiling scorching hot broiling searing scalding warming seething torrid roasting blazing sweltering molten sizzling fiery fervent ardent glowing igneous heated lukewarm tepid sultry fervid warm warmed ultrahot overheated snug red-hot piping hot reheated white-hot inflamed feverish toasty enflamed flushed equatorial tropical muggy steamy summery canicular See More 2 as in chilling uncomfortably cool better wear a windbreaker if you're going sailing in this nipping wind Synonyms & Similar Words chilling chilly chill bitter freezing brisk nippy cold bleak icy frigid sharp bracing raw crisp numbing frosty arctic invigorating shivery wintry glacial snappy subfreezing polar frozen rigorous iced ice-cold coolish frosted subzero wintery frore unheated refrigerated Antonyms & Near Antonyms warm balmy heated tepid lukewarm warmed nipping 2 of 2 verb present participle of nip 1 as in shaving to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument I'm just going to nip these hedges, and then I'll be done with the work outside Synonyms & Similar Words shaving cutting trimming clipping snipping mowing bobbing cropping pruning paring shearing docking polling cutting back pinching skiving whittling lopping (off) manicuring curtailing stumping shortening Antonyms & Near Antonyms extending elongating lengthening 2 as in pinching to squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points the puppy nipped her hand while playing Synonyms & Similar Words pinching holding clasping clutching grasping taking gripping crimping tweaking Antonyms & Near Antonyms dropping springing releasing loosening freeing loosing 3 as in stealing to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep that guy nipped my wallet from the restaurant table when I turned away Synonyms & Similar Words stealing swiping pinching grabbing snatching nicking lifting pilfering thieving filching purloining robbing pocketing snitching hooking appropriating picking taking boosting ripping off hijacking heisting seizing misappropriating plundering sacking pillaging looting walking off with running off with making off with making away with burglarizing rustling shoplifting poaching grasping collaring carjacking knocking over nailing rifling mooching spiriting abducting kidnapping sponging highjacking shanghaiing kidnaping Antonyms & Near Antonyms buying purchasing giving presenting contributing bestowing donating handing over See More 4 as in hurrying to proceed or move quickly I'll just nip off to the corner store for some milk Synonyms & Similar Words hurrying zipping scurrying trotting chasing rushing racing speeding driving flying jumping scooting traveling darting running tearing blowing buzzing stepping ripping travelling scuttling dashing bolting blasting zooming ramming breezing bowling rustling hustling shooting careering humping haring jogging hurling barreling blazing bundling belting rocketing pelting galloping whisking hastening whirling coursing hurtling jetting motoring bustling hying careening barrelling scampering cannonballing flitting hieing scuffling sprinting highballing beating it bombing scudding accelerating streaking beetling stampeding making tracks getting a move on shaking a leg whizzing overtaking stepping on it hotfooting (it) cracking (on) outrunning quickening outpacing outstripping arrowing stepping out beelining catching up fast-forwarding Antonyms & Near Antonyms creeping poking crawling dragging lingering poking lagging strolling loitering dawdling hanging (around or out) sauntering shuffling dallying ambling plodding tarrying lumbering dillydallying decelerating slowing (down or up) See More
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