"nip at" meaning in English

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        "To bite or pinch with small actions."
      ],
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          "bite",
          "bite"
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          "pinch",
          "pinch"
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      "glosses": [
        "To be cold; to be bitingly cold."
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        "(of poor weather) To be cold; to be bitingly cold."
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        "To sip a drink (usually alcoholic) in small amounts."
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        "(idiomatic) To sip a drink (usually alcoholic) in small amounts."
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        "To sip a drink (usually alcoholic) in small amounts."
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        "(idiomatic) To sip a drink (usually alcoholic) in small amounts."
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