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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
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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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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