nipping (Meaning)

Wordnet

nipping (s)

capable of wounding

pleasantly cold and invigorating

Webster

of Nip

Webster

Biting; pinching; painful; destructive; as, a nipping frost; a nipping wind.

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.

capable of wounding, pleasantly cold and invigoratingof Nip, Biting; pinching; painful; destructive; as, a nipping frost; a nipping wind.

frigid, cold, icy, cool,freezing, chill, chilly, brisk, frosty, wintry

tepid, broiling, boiling, red-hot, broiling, igneous,burning, warming, fervent, sultry

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.