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nip Meaning in Japanese (nip 英語 意味)

verb噛む, 軽く噛む
noun少量, 冷気
噛む in English:nip
IPA:kæm
Phonetic:カム
Quick Answer • 要約

nip の日本語の意味は「噛む, 軽く噛む, 少量, 冷気」です。 (何かを素早く軽く噛む、またはつまむ。)

Definitions of Nip

  1. 1
    verb
    軽く噛む

    To bite or pinch something quickly and lightly.

    何かを素早く軽く噛む、またはつまむ。

  2. 2
    noun(informal)
    少量

    A small quantity of alcoholic drink.

    少量のアルコール飲料。

  3. 3
    noun
    冷気

    A sharp, biting coldness, often referring to the weather.

    鋭く、刺すような寒さ。しばしば天候を指す。

Example Sentences

casual

“The dog nipped at his heels playfully.”

犬が遊びで彼の踵を軽く噛んだ。

casual

“There's a real nip in the air this morning.”

今朝は空気に本当の冷気がある。

casual

“He took a quick nip of whiskey before heading out.”

彼は出かける前にウイスキーを一口飲んだ。

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Synonyms (類語)

In English:

bitepinchsnap

Inflected Word Forms

past tensenipped
present participlenipping
agent nounnipper
adjectivenippy

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

Nip in the budidiom

To stop something bad from becoming worse by dealing with it at an early stage.

A nip in the airexpression

A slight but noticeable coldness in the atmosphere.

Nip and tuckidiom

A situation in which the competitors are very close and it is impossible to say who will win.