nipping meaning and definition

NIPPING adjective

Definition of nipping (adjective)

1. capable of wounding
   • "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"
   • synonyms: barbed, biting, mordacious, pungent
2. pleasantly cold and invigorating
   • "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"
   • synonyms: crisp, frosty, nippy, snappy