Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gnip

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gnip
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To nip, bite; to champ at the bit

Obsolete

Etymology

Origin obscure. Perhaps an alteration of knip (“to bite, crop, nip”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

gnips (present, singular) gnipping (participle, present) gnipped (participle, past) gnipped (past) gnyp (alternative, obsolete)

Questions

What does gnip mean?
To nip, bite; to champ at the bit
Where does gnip come from?
Origin obscure. Perhaps an alteration of knip (“to bite, crop, nip”).

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