Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nip at

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: nip at
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bite or pinch with small actions.

verb

To be cold; to be bitingly cold.

verb

To sip a drink (usually alcoholic) in small amounts.

Inflected Forms

nips at (present, singular) nipping at (participle, present) nipped at (participle, past) nipped at (past)

Questions

What does nip at mean?: To bite or pinch with small actions.

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