1
[ adjective ] capable of wounding

Synonyms

biting barbed pungent

Examples

"a barbed compliment" "a biting aphorism" "pungent satire"

Related terms

sarcastic

2
[ adjective ] capable of wounding

Synonyms

biting barbed pungent mordacious

Examples

"a barbed compliment" "a biting aphorism" "pungent satire"

Related terms

sarcastic

3
[ adjective ] pleasantly cold and invigorating

Synonyms

frosty nippy snappy parky crisp

Examples

"crisp clear nights and frosty mornings" "a nipping wind" "a nippy fall day" "snappy weather" (`parky' is a British term)

Related terms

UK cold

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Rhymes with

whipping sipping ripping chipping shipping napping tripping slipping gripping dripping clipping whipping stripping weeping seeping leaping keeping limping snapping equipping ping popping piping creeping sweeping sleeping kidnaping kidnapping tapping burping topping typing mopping mapping taping safekeeping bookkeeping dumping wrapping roping rapping gaping lapping sopping whopping coping peacekeeping housekeeping jumping thumping shaping shopping dropping drooping stumping trapping gulping camping helping flapping flopping clapping stooping stopping landscaping sloping groping grouping chomping strapping whopping tramping warping carping gasping scraping worshipping enveloping developing grasping galloping walloping gossiping overlapping

Phonetic and Homophones

N IH1 P IH0 NG

Similar Spelling

napping Nipponese

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