Nibble (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used without object), nib·bled, nib·bling.
  1. to bite off small bits.
  2. to eat or chew in small bites: Give him a graham cracker to nibble on.
  3. to bite, eat, or chew gently and in small amounts (usually followed by at): She was so upset she could only nibble at her food.
verb (used with object), nib·bled, nib·bling.
  1. to bite off small bits of (something).
  2. to eat (food) by biting off small pieces.
  3. to bite in small bits: He nibbled each morsel with great deliberation.
noun
  1. a small morsel or bit: Each nibble was eaten with the air of an epicure.
  2. an act or instance of nibbling.
  3. a response by a fish to bait on a fishing line.
  4. any preliminary positive response or reaction.
Idioms
  1. to cause to decrease or diminish bit by bit: Inflation was nibbling away at her savings. The rains nibbled at the loam.
verb (when intr, often foll by at)
  1. (esp of animals, such as mice) to take small repeated bites (of)
  2. to take dainty or tentative bites
  3. to bite (at) gently or caressingly
  4. to make petty criticisms
  5. to consider tentatively or cautiously
noun
  1. a small mouthful
  2. an instance or the act of nibbling
  3. small items of food, esp savouries, usually served with drinks
Nibble (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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