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nipping

[nip-ing] / ˈnɪp ɪŋ /






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It makes the standing areas feel intimate - more like a club show than a stadium concert - with Styles zipping around the borders, blowing kisses and posing for cameras throughout the night.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

While hurtling through deep space and zipping around the Moon, the Artemis astronauts took thousands of photographs, amassing a stunning portfolio of images.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

It’s a lively university town with breweries everywhere, bikes zipping past on nearly every street, and the kind of easy smiles and hellos that make Midwest nice feel real.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

There are only motorcycles zipping around the rubble.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

I give him a big smile, down my meds dry, and slide my pillbox back into my backpack, zipping it up.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott




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