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    nip at

    US /nɪp æt/

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    UK /nɪp æt/

    B2
    phr.v.To bite lightly or sharply in a small way.
    The dog nipped at the child's hand but caused no injury.

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    07:29How Elon Musk's Starlink Launched a Satellite Space Race
    • And there's at least one other billionaire thinking along the same lines and ready to nip at Starlink's heels. This guy. Who you may have bought a book from.

      And there's at least one other billionaire thinking along the same lines and ready to nip at Starlink's heels. This guy. Who you may have bought a book from.

    • And there's at least one other billionaire thinking along the same lines and ready to nip at Starlink's heels: this guy, who you may have bought a book from.

      And there's at least one other billionaire thinking along the same lines and ready to nip at Starlink's heels: this guy, who you may have bought a book from.

    B1

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    • but it may nip at heels during play, a trait it keeps from its herding days.

      but it may nip at heels during play, a trait it keeps from its herding days.

    • It behaves well with children, but it may nip at heels during play - a trait it keeps

      It behaves well with children, but it may nip at heels during play - a trait it keeps

    B2

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    29:16Scammers, spies and triads: inside cyber-crime’s $15tn global empire | FT Film
    • By 2026, it will exceed $20 trillion at its current rate of growth, which might nip at the heels of China to become the second-largest economy on Earth.

      By 2026, it will exceed $20 trillion at its current rate of growth, which might nip at the heels of China to become the second-largest economy on Earth.

    • By 2026, it will exceed $20 trillion at its current rate of growth, which might nip at the heels of China to become the second-largest economy on Earth.

      By 2026, it will exceed $20 trillion at its current rate of growth, which might nip at the heels of China to become the second-largest economy on Earth.

    B1