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nipping in the butt

nipping in the butt is the present participle and gerund of nip in the butt.

Meaning of nip in the butt

Verb

nip in the butt (third-person singular simple present nips in the butt, present participle nipping in the butt, simple past and past participle nipped in the butt)

  1. Eggcorn of nip in the bud.

Questions about nipping in the butt

What is nipping in the butt the present participle and gerund of?
Nipping in the butt is the present participle and gerund of nip in the butt.

Words near nipping in the butt in the dictionary

  1. nippily
  2. nippiness
  3. nipping
  4. nipping at
  5. nipping in the bud
  6. nipping in the butt
  7. nippingly
  8. nippings
  9. nippit
  10. nippitate
  11. nippitato

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