nipping (Meaning)
nipping (s)
capable of wounding
pleasantly cold and invigorating
nipping (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Nip
nipping (a.)
Biting; pinching; painful; destructive; as, a nipping frost; a nipping wind.
Synonyms & Antonyms of nipping
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- fiery
- boiling
- roasting
- ardent
- tepid
- fiery
- broiling
- piping hot
- blazing
- red-hot
- hot
- fervent
- boiling
- molten
- glowing
- burning
- warming
- heated
- tepid
- broiling
- lukewarm
- fervid
- searing
- sizzling
- hot
- white-hot
- sweltering
- ardent
- torrid
- roasting
- igneous
- fervid
- fervent
- seething
- burning
- heated
- seething
- searing
- lukewarm
- glowing
- sultry
- sultry
- white-hot
- molten
- sizzling
- igneous
- sweltering
- torrid
- red-hot
- blazing
- warming
- piping hot
nipping Sentence Examples
- The chilly wind nipped at my cheeks as I stepped outside.
- The flowers were beginning to nip, indicating the arrival of spring.
- The dog nipped at my heels playfully as I walked by.
- The thief nipped into the store quickly and stole a valuable necklace.
- The coffee nipped at my tongue, warming me up from the inside out.
- The scissors nipped the thread cleanly, separating the two pieces of cloth.
- The nipping cold made it difficult to concentrate on my work.
- The nippers used in dentistry are small, sharp instruments used to cut and shape teeth.
- The lawyer nipped and tucked at the wording of the contract, ensuring it was legally sound.
- The little girl nipped off the petals of the flower, one by one.
FAQs About the word nipping
capable of wounding, pleasantly cold and invigoratingof Nip, Biting; pinching; painful; destructive; as, a nipping frost; a nipping wind.
freezing, cool, cold, icy, chilly, chill, frigid, nippy, shivery, polar
fiery, boiling, roasting, ardent, tepid, fiery, broiling, piping hot, blazing, red-hot
The chilly wind nipped at my cheeks as I stepped outside.
The flowers were beginning to nip, indicating the arrival of spring.
The dog nipped at my heels playfully as I walked by.
The thief nipped into the store quickly and stole a valuable necklace.