Nipping

Nipping
Nipping Nip"ping, a. Biting; pinching; painful; destructive; as, a nipping frost; a nipping wind. [1913 Webster]

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  • 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 — nippingly, adv. /nip ing/, adj. 1. sharp or biting, as cold. 2. sarcastic; caustic. [1540 50; NIP1 + ING2] * * * …   Universalium

  • 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

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