nip at
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nip at (third-person singular simple present nips at, present participle nipping at, simple past and past participle nipped at)
- To bite or pinch with small actions.
- (of poor weather) To be cold; to be bitingly cold.
- (idiomatic) To sip a drink (usually alcoholic) in small amounts.