Associations to the word «Nipping»

Wiktionary

NIPPING, verb. Present participle of nip
NIPPING, noun. The act or sensation of giving a nip.

Dictionary definition

NIPPING, adjective. Capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire".
NIPPING, adjective. Pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley