Past tense of nip

Forms of nip

Nipped in a sentence

• The wind nipped, hard, and though the air up high was smogless, it was cheerless, too.2023, C Pam Zhang, Land of Milk and Honey, Hutchinson Heinemann, page 9. From the entry smogless
• These myths need to be nipped in the bud before they become conventional wisdom.2020 July 1, Christian Wolmar, “Jumping on the slavery bandwagon... but the facts don't stack up”, in Rail, page 66. From the entry nip in the bud
• They had climbed an easier approach the day before and nipped in front of us.2012 August 21, Nick Bullock, Echoes: One climber's hard road to freedom, Vertebrate Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry goulotte
• A young mechanic named Douglas Corrigan nipped under the wing and pulled them away.2000, Leonard Mosley, Lindbergh: A Biography, page 82. From the entry chock
• We nipped back along the top to the Sentinel Area, where there's the poorly protected Back Slab.1997, Pete McDonald, Climbing Lessons: Inside Outdoor Education, Pete McDonald, page 86. From the entry frictiony

Meaning of nip

1. verb To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
2. verb To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
3. verb To benumb [e.g., cheeks, fingers, nose] by severe cold.

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Questions about the past tense of nip

What is the past tense of nip?

The past tense of nip is nipped.

What is the past participle of nip?

The past participle of nip is nipped.

Is nip a regular or irregular verb?

Nip is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.