definition of
nipping

[1] #1 nipping s. [barbed, biting, pungent, mordacious] capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire". wn

[2] #2 nipping s. [crisp, frosty, nippy, snappy] pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather". wn