Meanings
verbgnip (third-person singular simple present gnips, present participle gnipping, simple past and past participle gnipped)
present singular third person gnips · participle present gnipping · participle past gnipped · past gnipped · alternative obsolete gnyp
- ScotlandobsoleteTo nip, bite; to champ at the bit
Origin
Origin obscure. Perhaps an alteration of knip (“to bite, crop, nip”).
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APA
gnip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnip
MLA
“gnip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnip. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gnip,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnip.
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