Plural of nip
regular plural
The plural of nip is nips.
Forms of nip
| Singular | nip /nɪp/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | nips |
| Countable | countable |
Nips in a sentence
- This model merely nips at the margins.From the entry margin
- Is it OK to show my nips, or is it rude?2023 August 28, Vanessa Friedman, quoting Eddye, Madison, Wis., “Are There Any Rules About Going Braless?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry braless
- I had some beno in my canteen and I took a few nips to steady me.1925, Cosmopolitan, page 18. From the entry beno
- In addition to decants, minis, and used bottles of vintage, perfume nips are a fun way to try out vintage, and they seem to be all over the Internet.2013, Barbara Herman, Scent and Subversion: Decoding a Century of Provocative Perfume, page 261. From the entry mini
Meaning of nip
- 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.
- verb To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
- verb To benumb [e.g., cheeks, fingers, nose] by severe cold.
Questions about the plural of nip
- What is the plural of nip?
- The plural of nip is nips.
- Is nip countable?
- Nip is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: nip (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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