Cutting and Nipping

Cutting

Cutting adjective - Causing intense discomfort to one's skin.

Nipping and cutting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nipping" instead an adjective "Cutting".

Nearby Words: cut, cutter

Nipping

Nipping adjective - Having a low or subnormal temperature.
Usage example: a group of campers waking up to the nipping air of a Rocky Mountain morning

Cutting and nipping are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cutting" instead an adjective "Nipping".

Nearby Words: nip, nippy, nipped, nipper
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