nipping

Meaning

present participle and gerund of nip

Frequency

New

nip

1. To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
2. To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
3. To benumb [e.g., cheeks, fingers, nose] by severe cold.
4. To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
5. To annoy, as by nipping.
6. To taunt.
7. To squeeze or pinch.
8. (obsolete) To steal; especially to cut a purse.
9. (obsolete) To affect [one] painfully; to cause physical pain.'

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