nipping
Example Sentences
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More small fish swimming closer to shore means more sharks nipping at their tails.
From Seattle Times
However, a trip to the butchers, deli counter or nipping out for a pizza could become still more expensive.
From BBC
Even that amount is only nipping at the problem, Kingery said.
From Seattle Times
His catcher had to reach across his body to get it, which often triggers a human umpire to call a ball; all the robo-ump saw was the ball nipping a part of the plate.
From Seattle Times
The tame and the wild roam through “R.M.N.,” nipping at its edges, adding visual texture and deepening its themes.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
