nipping in WordNet English dictionary

1. capable of wounding
   "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"
   barbed  biting  nipping  pungent  mordacious 
   
2. pleasantly cold and invigorating
   "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"
   crisp  frosty  nipping  nippy  snappy