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  1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Nip
  2. a. Biting; pinching; painful; destructive; as, a nipping frost; a nipping wind.
  3. adj. capable of wounding
  4. adj. pleasantly cold and invigorating
  5. Biting; pinching; painful; destructive; as, a nipping frost; a nipping wind.
  6. Biting; pinching; painful; destructive; as, a nipping frost; anipping wind.
  7. v squeeze tightly between the fingers v give a small sharp bite to v sever or remove by pinching or snipping s capable of wounding s pleasantly cold and invigorating