nipping

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(nip′iŋ)

adjective

  1. that nips, or pinches
  2. sharp; biting; nippy
  3. sarcastic

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See nipping in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Sharp and biting, as the cold.
  2. Bitingly sarcastic.

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  • nipˈping·ly adverb

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