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—nippingly, adv./nip"ing/, adj.1. sharp or biting, as cold.2. sarcastic; caustic.[1540-50; NIP1 + -ING2]
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Nipping — Nip ping, a. Biting; pinching; painful; destructive; as, a nipping frost; a nipping wind. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nipping — [nip′iŋ] adj. 1. that nips, or pinches 2. sharp; biting; nippy 3. sarcastic nippingly adv … English World dictionary
Nipping — Nip Nip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nipped}, less properly {Nipt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nipping}.] [OE. nipen; cf. D. niipen to pinch, also knippen to nip, clip, pinch, snap, knijpen to pinch, LG. knipen, G. kneipen, kneifen, to pinch, cut off, nip, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nipping — adjective Date: 1547 sharp, chilling < a nipping wind > • nippingly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
nipping — pinciravimas statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Augalų ūglių patrumpinimas arba nuskabymas. atitikmenys: angl. nipping; pinching off rus. пинцироква; прищипка … Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas
nipping — adjective 1. capable of wounding a barbed compliment a biting aphorism pungent satire • Syn: ↑barbed, ↑biting, ↑pungent, ↑mordacious • Similar to … Useful english dictionary
nipping — biting, usually as a territorial or stress behaviour in fish, occasionally as a feeding mechanism … Dictionary of ichthyology
Nipping — Прессование, обжим (блоков или книг) … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
nipping — North Country (Newcastle) Words pinching … English dialects glossary
nipping — nip·ping || nɪpɪŋ n. pinching; nibbling adj. biting; pinching; pungent, hot nɪp n. pinch; frosty chill; small sip; small bite; sharp or spicy flavor v. squeeze tightly between two surfaces, pinch, bite; break off by pinching; sip (especially … English contemporary dictionary
