Nipping and Sizzling

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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

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Sizzling is an antonym for nipping.

Nearby Words: nip, nippy, nipped, nipper

Sizzling adjective - Hot enough to burn with or as if with a hissing sound.

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Nipping is an antonym for sizzling.

Nearby Words: sizzle, sizzled

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