Nibble

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To bite at gently and repeatedly.
  • v. To eat with small, quick bites or in small morsels: nibble a cracker.
  • v. To wear away or diminish bit by bit: "If you start compromising too early . . . they nibble you to death” ( People).
  • verb-intransitive. To take small or hesitant bites: fish nibbling at the bait.
  • n. A very small quantity, especially of food; a morsel.
  • n. The act or an instance of nibbling.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A small, quick bite taken with the front teeth.
  • n. Small snacks such as crisps/potato chips or nuts, often eaten to accompany drinks.
  • v. To eat with small, quick bites.
  • v. To bite lightly.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To bite by little at a time; to seize gently with the mouth; to eat slowly or in small bits.
  • v. To bite upon something gently or cautiously; to eat a little of a thing, as by taking small bits cautiously.
  • n. A small or cautious bite.
  • n. An expression of interest, often tentative, as at the beginning of a sale or negotiation process.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To eat by biting or gnawing off small bits; gnaw.
  • To bite very slightly or gently; bite off small pieces of.
  • To catch; nab.
  • To bite gently; bite off small pieces: as, fishes nibble at the bait.
  • Figuratively, to carp; make a petty attack: with at.
  • To fidget the fingers about.
  • n. The act of nibbling; a little bite; also, a small morsel or bit.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. bite off very small pieces
  • n. a small byte
  • v. bite gently
  • v. eat intermittently; take small bites of
  • n. gentle biting
  • Verb Form
    nibbled    nibbles    nibbling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Form
    nibbled    nibbling    nibbly   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bit   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Sibyl    dibble    dribble    gribble    kibble    quibble    scribble    sibyl    tribble   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    feeler