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Nipping

verb/nˈɪpɪŋ/
Definition
squeeze tightly between the fingers
give a small sharp bite to
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/nˈɪpɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/nˈɪpɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/nˈɪpɪŋ/
2 syllables Say it as /nˈɪpɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbsqueeze tightly between the fingers
“He pinched her behind”
verbgive a small sharp bite to
“The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles”
verbsever or remove by pinching or snipping
“nip off the flowers”
adjectivecapable of wounding
“a barbed compliment”
adjectivepleasantly cold and invigorating
“crisp clear nights and frosty mornings”
Word Forms
pinchnouna squeeze with the fingers
squeezenouna twisting squeeze
nippernouna grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
nipnouna small sharp bite or snip
clipnounthe act of clipping or snipping
clippernounshears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural)
clippingnounthe act of clipping or snipping
snipnounthe act of clipping or snipping
snippingnouna small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
pungencynounwit having a sharp and caustic quality
frostnounweather cold enough to cause freezing
frostinessnouncoldness as evidenced by frost
snapnouna spell of cold weather
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
knabbern
zwischen den Fingern fest zusammendrücken
🇫🇷French
mordiller
serrez fermement entre les doigts
🇪🇸Spanish
mordaz
apretar fuertemente entre los dedos
🇮🇹Italian
mordere
stringere forte tra le dita
🇳🇱Dutch
knijpen
stevig tussen de vingers knijpen
🇵🇹Portuguese
beliscando
aperte firmemente entre os dedos
🇷🇺Russian
кусать
крепко сжать между пальцами
India
🇮🇳Hindi
चुटकी लेनेवाला
उंगलियों के बीच कसकर दबाएं
🇧🇩Bengali
নিপিং
আঙ্গুলের মধ্যে শক্তভাবে চেপে ধরুন
🇮🇳Marathi
निपिंग
बोटांच्या दरम्यान घट्ट पिळून घ्या
🇮🇳Gujarati
નિપિંગ
આંગળીઓ વચ્ચે ચુસ્તપણે સ્વીઝ કરો
🇮🇳Kannada
ನಿಪ್ಪಿಂಗ್
ಬೆರಳುಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಬಿಗಿಯಾಗಿ ಹಿಸುಕು
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਨਿਪਿੰਗ
ਉਂਗਲਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਕੱਸ ਕੇ ਦਬਾਓ
🇵🇰Urdu
نپنگ
انگلیوں کے درمیان مضبوطی سے نچوڑیں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
咬住
紧紧地捏在手指之间
🇯🇵Japanese
挟む
指の間にしっかりと押し込む
🇰🇷Korean
갉아먹는
손가락 사이를 꽉 쥐어짜다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
cắn
siết chặt giữa các ngón tay
🇹🇭Thai
หยิก
บีบระหว่างนิ้วให้แน่น
🇮🇩Indonesian
yg menjepit
remas erat-erat di antara jari-jari
🇵🇭Filipino
pagkidnap
pisilin ng mahigpit sa pagitan ng mga daliri
🇲🇾Malay
menggigit
picit rapat antara jari
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
القضم
الضغط بقوة بين الأصابع
🇮🇷Persian
نیش زدن
بین انگشتان خود را محکم فشار دهید
🇹🇷Turkish
kıstırma
parmaklarınızın arasına iyice sıkıştırın
🇮🇱Hebrew
צְבִיטָה
ללחוץ בחוזקה בין האצבעות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'nipping'?
The primary meaning of 'nipping' is 'squeeze tightly between the fingers'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'nipping' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'nipping' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'nipping' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'nipping' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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