Definitions

nipping

[nip-ing] / ˈnɪp ɪŋ /

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biting adj.
cold adj.
cool adj.
shivery adj.
pinch n.

ADJECTIVE

biting

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bitter bleak harsh penetrating

STRONG

blighting crisp cutting freezing

WEAK

cold raw

Antonyms

STRONGEST

kind mild nice pleasant

WEAK

bland calm sweet

ADJECTIVE

cold

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bitter bleak brisk chilled cool crisp frigid frosty frozen icy intense raw snowy wintry

STRONG

Siberian arctic chill cutting hyperborean icebox keen sharp stinging

WEAK

algid below freezing below zero benumbed biting blasting boreal brumal frore gelid glacial have goose bumps hawkish hiemal iced inclement nippy numbed numbing one-dog night penetrating piercing polar rimy severe shivery sleety snappy two-dog night

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hot mild nice pleasant temperate warm

ADJECTIVE

cool

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chilly frigid frosty refreshing

STRONG

air-conditioned arctic biting chill chilled chilling refrigerated

WEAK

algid coldish frore gelid shivery snappy wintry

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hot warm

WEAK

temperate

ADJECTIVE

shivery

Synonyms

WEAK

Siberian algid arctic below freezing below zero benumbed biting bitter blasting bleak boreal brisk brumal chill chilled chilly cool crisp cutting frigid frore frosty frozen gelid glacial have goose bumps hawkish hiemal hyperborean icebox iced icy inclement intense keen nippy numbed numbing one-dog night penetrating piercing polar raw rimy severe sharp sleety snappy snowy stinging two-dog night wintry

NOUN

pinch

Synonyms

STRONG

compression confinement contraction cramp grasp grasping hurt limitation nip pressure squeeze torment tweak twinge

Antonyms

STRONG

freedom release

WEAK

advantage

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The intrusion was first detected by Hugging Face last week, when it noticed tens of thousands of AIs nipping at its system.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

When she couldn't control what she was eating, Kildunne would exercise to compensate, nipping out for runs to 'earn' the meal friends were about to serve her.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

Claude-maker Anthropic has OpenAI, Google's Gemini and even Grok from xAI nipping at its heels in the market for professional AI.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

In 1986, broadcasters began scrambling their signals in hopes of nipping their losses in the BUDs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

I was running for my life, the train nipping at my heels, but I was winning the race!

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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