Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nipping in the butt

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
nip-ping in the butt
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of nip in the butt

Questions

What does nipping in the butt mean?
present participle and gerund of nip in the butt

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