Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Nipping /nĭp'-ĭng/ · Nip·ping · IPA /nˈɪpɪŋ/ 01 a. Biting; pinching; painful; destructive; as, a nipping frost; a nipping wind. 1. Biting; pinching; painful; destructive; as, a nipping frost; a nipping wind.