nipping
Example Sentences
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"Probably on reflection I could have used swing more to set up the wobble seam, which might have just gone straight on rather than nipping," Potts says.
From BBC
Without competition nipping at its heels, Bell Labs engineers had the luxury of working out difficult ideas over decades.
Rowdy was right after him, nipping at his tail feathers and having the time of his life.
From Literature
In 1986, broadcasters began scrambling their signals in hopes of nipping their losses in the BUDs.
"I'm open to evolution and some nipping and tucking, but without being ultimately able to steer the ship maybe there is someone better," he said.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
