About The Word Nibble
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Nibble
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What's The Definition Of Nibble?
[n] gentle biting
[n] a small byte [v] eat lightly; "She just nibbles at her food" [v] eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just picks at the food" [v] bite off very small pieces; "She nibbled on her cracker" Synonyms | Synonyms for Nibble: munch | nybble | pick | piece Related Terms | Find terms related to Nibble: and sinker | be a sucker | be taken in | bite | bolus | champ | chaw | chew | chew the cud | chew up | chomp | cud | devour | eat up | fall for | gnash | gnaw | go for | gob | gobble up | grind | gulp down | gum | lap up | line | masticate | morsel | mouth | mouthful | mumble | munch | nip | nosh | peck | peck at | pick | pick at | quid | ruminate | snack | snap | swallow | swallow anything | swallow hook | swallow whole | swing at | take the bait | tumble for See Also | bite | bite | byte | chomp | computer memory unit | eat | seize with teeth Nibble In Webster's Dictionary \Nib"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nibbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Nibbling}.] [Cf. {Nip}.]
To bite by little at a time; to seize gently with the mouth;
to eat slowly or in small bits.
Thy turfy mountains, where live nibbling sheep. --Shak.
\Nib"ble\, v. t. To bite upon something gently or cautiously; to eat a little of a thing, as by taking small bits cautiously; as, fishes nibble at the bait. Instead of returning a full answer to my book, he manifestly falls a-nibbling at one single passage. --Tillotson. \Nib"ble\, n. A small or cautious bite. |
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