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Nibble Definition And Meaning
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.

Nibble Definition And Meaning

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

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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