What is the meaning of nipping?

verb

• Squeeze tightly between the fingers.
  • usage: "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
  • synonyms: pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch
• Give a small sharp bite to.
  • usage: "The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles"
  • synonyms: nip
• Sever or remove by pinching or snipping.
  • usage: "nip off the flowers"
  • synonyms: nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off

adjective

• Capable of wounding.
  • usage: "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"
  • synonyms: barbed, biting, pungent, mordacious
• Pleasantly cold and invigorating.
  • usage: "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"
  • synonyms: crisp, frosty, nippy, snappy