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Detailed Synonyms for nipping in English

nipping:

nipping adj

  1. nipping
  2. nipping
    – pleasantly cold and invigorating 1
    crisp; snappy; frosty; nipping; nippy
    – pleasantly cold and invigorating 1
    • crisp adj
      • crisp clear nights and frosty mornings1
    • snappy adj
      • snappy weather1
    • frosty adj
      • crisp clear nights and frosty mornings1
    • nipping adj
      • a nipping wind1
    • nippy adj
      • a nippy fall day1
  3. nipping
    – capable of wounding 1
    biting; nipping; mordacious; pungent; barbed
    – capable of wounding 1

Alternate Synonyms for "nipping":


Related Definitions for "nipping":

  1. pleasantly cold and invigorating1
    • a nipping wind1
  2. capable of wounding1

nip:

nip [the ~] nom

  1. the nip
    the drop; the peg; the nip
    • drop [the ~] nom
    • peg [the ~] nom
    • nip [the ~] nom
  2. the nip
    the reviver; the bracer; the nip; the dram
  3. the nip
    the tot; the nip; the dram
    • tot [the ~] nom
    • nip [the ~] nom
    • dram [the ~] nom
  4. the nip
    the nip; the drop; the dram
  5. the nip
    – a small sharp bite or snip 1
    the pinch; the nip
    – a small sharp bite or snip 1
  6. the nip
    – a tart spicy quality 1
    the zest; the nip; the piquancy; the tanginess; the piquantness; the piquance; the tang
    – a tart spicy quality 1
  7. the nip
    – the property of being moderately cold 1
    the nip; the coolness; the chilliness
    – the property of being moderately cold 1
  8. the nip
    – the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth 1
    the savour; the relish; the smack; the nip; the flavour; the tang; the sapidity; the savor; the flavor
    – the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth 1
  9. the nip
    – a small drink of liquor 1
    the shot; the nip
    – a small drink of liquor 1
    • shot [the ~] nom
      • he poured a shot of whiskey1
    • nip [the ~] nom

to nip verbe (nips, nipped, nipping)

  1. to nip
    – give a small sharp bite to 1
    to nip
    – give a small sharp bite to 1
    • nip verbe (nips, nipped, nipping)
      • The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles1
  2. to nip
    – sever or remove by pinching or snipping 1
    to clip; to nip; to snip; nip off; snip off
    – sever or remove by pinching or snipping 1
    • clip verbe (clips, clipped, clipping)
    • nip verbe (nips, nipped, nipping)
    • snip verbe (snips, snipped, snipping)
    • nip off verbe
      • nip off the flowers1
    • snip off verbe
  3. to nip
    – squeeze tightly between the fingers 1
    to squeeze; to pinch; to twitch; to nip; to tweet; twinge
    – squeeze tightly between the fingers 1
    • squeeze verbe (squeezes, squeezed, squeezing)
      • She squeezed the bottle1
    • pinch verbe (pinches, pinched, pincing)
      • He pinched her behind1
    • twitch verbe (twitches, twitched, twitching)
    • nip verbe (nips, nipped, nipping)
    • tweet verbe (tweets, tweeted, tweeting)
    • twinge verbe

Conjugations for nip:

present
  1. nip
  2. nip
  3. nips
  4. nip
  5. nip
  6. nip
simple past
  1. nipped
  2. nipped
  3. nipped
  4. nipped
  5. nipped
  6. nipped
present perfect
  1. have nipped
  2. have nipped
  3. has nipped
  4. have nipped
  5. have nipped
  6. have nipped
past continuous
  1. was nipping
  2. were nipping
  3. was nipping
  4. were nipping
  5. were nipping
  6. were nipping
future
  1. shall nip
  2. will nip
  3. will nip
  4. shall nip
  5. will nip
  6. will nip
continuous present
  1. am nipping
  2. are nipping
  3. is nipping
  4. are nipping
  5. are nipping
  6. are nipping
subjunctive
  1. be nipped
  2. be nipped
  3. be nipped
  4. be nipped
  5. be nipped
  6. be nipped
diverse
  1. nip!
  2. let's nip!
  3. nipped
  4. nipping
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "nip":

  • nips

Alternate Synonyms for "nip":


Related Definitions for "nip":

  1. a small sharp bite or snip1
  2. a tart spicy quality1
  3. the property of being moderately cold1
  4. the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth1
  5. a small drink of liquor1
  6. give a small sharp bite to1
    • The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles1
  7. sever or remove by pinching or snipping1
  8. squeeze tightly between the fingers1