nip

Examples

• All

• The air at this hour of the morning was fresh and crisp, with a slight nip to it.

  Fiction book (1993)

• - There is a nip in the air though.

  National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

• Well, maybe I will just take one tiny nip more.

  A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

• Mary pulls her head back into the kitchen, leaving the windows open despite the nip in the air outside.

  Fiction book (1998)

• There'll be a nip in the air at night, so make sure you wear your sweater to sleep and cover yourself.

  Fiction book (2001)

• There was a nip in the air, but it was humid enough still, and the bugs came fierce.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Hydraulics whined, and the air had a chilly nip that barely cut the odor of oil and paint.

  Fiction book (1992)

• She felt a nip on her cheek when the dog playfully bit her.

• There is a chilly nip in the air that reminds us winter is coming.

• The nip of cold water from the lake made him shiver.

Synonyms

B

bite

vsnip

34 5.3

A sharp, strong quality in taste or smell

is a smaller, quicker sensation rather than a general sharp quality

S

snip

vsnip

7 1.1

A quick small cut you make with scissors or shears

is a tiny sharp sensation or quick pinch rather than cutting action

T

tang

vsnip

6 5.9

A strong sharp taste or smell that stays on the tongue

is a smaller or brief sharp feeling beyond taste or smell

Idioms

N

to nip in the bud

• Informal

21 5.4

Stop something early before it becomes a bigger problem

N

nip and tuck

• Informal

1 8.1

Very close and evenly matched until the end

I

in the nip

• Informal

9.9

When the weather is cold outside

Compounds

N

nip and tuck

1 8.3

A small surgery on the face that removes wrinkles and tightens skin

N

nip of winter

• UK

6.8

A small sharp cold feeling in the air that means winter is coming

How Sharp

to bite

92 3.1

sting

64 1.4

nip

11 6.3

pinch

13 1.0

twinge

17 4.9

Surface Forms

Etymology