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Biting vs Nipping - What's the difference?

biting | nipping | Synonyms |

As verbs the difference between biting and nipping

is that biting is present participle of lang=en while nipping is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between biting and nipping

is that biting is the action of the verb to bite while nipping is the act or sensation of giving a nip.

As an adjective biting

is causing a stinging sensation.

biting

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb to bite .
  • An occurrence of a bite.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing a stinging sensation.
    • a biting wind
  • Cutting or incisive.
    • a biting criticism
  • Tending to bite.
    • a biting insect

    Derived terms

    * bitingly ----

    nipping

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or sensation of giving a nip.
  • * 1789 , Memoirs of the Medical Society of London
    • Being, however, satisfied as to the position, I withdrew my hand, the pains still growing less frequent and weaker, but she lamented greatly the nippings and pinchings in her belly, which rather increased as the true labour pains decreased.
  • * 1999 , Guy Murchie, The Seven Mysteries of Life
    • Elephants may seem clumsy, but they not only are highly sophisticated in courtship, with large repertoires of provocative gestures, proddings, nippings and subtle erotic teasings with the trunk, but sometimes they complete actual copulation within 18 seconds.