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nipping

adjective

Pleasantly cold and invigorating

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
N
Ends with
G
Contains
IP
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
C1

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adjective

  1. Pleasantly cold and invigorating

    “Crisp clear nights and frosty mornings”

adjective

  1. Capable of wounding

    “A barbed compliment”

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Example Sentences

Crisp clear nights and frosty mornings
A nipping wind
A nippy fall day
Snappy weather
A barbed compliment
A biting aphorism
Pungent satire

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