nipping
/ˈnɪpɪŋ/
adjective
- Very cold in a sharp, biting way.
- A nipping wind cut through my jacket as I walked to the bus stop.
- The morning air was nipping, so we decided to have hot chocolate instead of going outside.
- She pulled her scarf tighter against the nipping cold of the early winter day.
verb
- Present participle of nip: pinching or squeezing sharply; biting or cutting off a small piece.
- The crab was nipping at my toes as I waded in the shallow water.
- The puppy was nipping playfully at the hem of my jeans.
- He kept nipping the ends off the wires with a pair of pliers.