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1. (v.i.) nibble
to bite off small bits:
to nibble on a cracker.
2. nibble
to eat or chew in small bites.
3. nibble
to bite lightly or gently.
4. (v.t.) nibble
to bite off or take small bits of (something).
5. nibble
to eat by biting off small pieces.
6. nibble
to bite gently.
7. (n.) nibble
a small piece bitten off; morsel or bite.
8. nibble
an act or instance of nibbling.
9. nibble
a response by a fish to bait on a fishing line.
10. nibble
a tentative but positive response or reaction.
Etymology: (1425–75; late ME nebillen to peck away at, nibble, try, perh. < MLG nibbelen to pick with the beak)
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| Definition of 'nibble' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) nybble, nibble
a small byte
2. (verb) nibble
gentle biting
3. (verb) nibble
bite off very small pieces
"She nibbled on her cracker"
4. (verb) nibble
bite gently
"The woman tenderly nibbled at her baby's ear"
5. (verb) nibble, pick, piece
eat intermittently; take small bites of
"He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"
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1. (verb) nibble
to eat using very small bites
a rabbit nibbling on a carrot; She nibbled her sandwich.
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| Definition of 'nibble' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) nibble
a small or cautious bite
2. (verb) nibble
to bite by little at a time; to seize gently with the mouth; to eat slowly or in small bits
3. (verb) nibble
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
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Sense: to take very small bites (of)
She was nibbling (at) a biscuit.
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 Afrikaans: knaag, peusel |
 Arabic: يَقْضُمُ بِرِفْقٍ |
 Bulgarian: гриза |
 Brazilian: mordiscar |
 Czech: okusovat |
 German: knabbern |
 Danish: nippe til |
 Greek: τσιμπολογώ |
 Spanish: mordisquear, picar |
 Estonian: näkitsema |
 Farsi: تکه تکه کردن |
 Finnish: nakertaa |
 French: grignoter |
 Hebrew: לִכַרסֵם |
 Hindi: कुतरना, टूंगना |
 Croatian: grickati |
 Hungarian: majszol |
 Indonesian: menggigit |
 Icelandic: narta |
 Italian: rosicchiare, mordicchiare |
 Japanese: かじる |
 Korean: 조금 뜯어먹다 |
 Lithuanian: kramsnoti, knebinėti |
 Latvian: skrubināt, knibināt |
 Malay: menggigit-gigit |
 Dutch: knabbelen |
 Norwegian: smågnage på |
 Polish: skubać |
 Persian: تکه تکه کردن |
 Pashto: ټوټه كول |
 Portuguese: mordiscar |
 Romanian: a ronţăi |
 Russian: покусывать;откусывать мал |
 Slovak: obhrýzať |
 Slovenian: grizljati |
 Serbian: grickati |
 Swedish: knapra på |
 Thai: เล็ม |
 Turkish: azar azarısırıp yemek, di |
 Taiwanese: 啃 |
 Ukrainian: відкушувати маленькими шм |
 Urdu: کترنا |
 Vietnamese: gặm |
 Chinese: 一点一点地咬，啃 |
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