as in bite
a small piece or quantity of food
I don't want a whole dessert, so can I just have a nibble of yours?
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as in to chew
to crush or grind with the teeth
nibbling crackers
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as in to eat
to consume or wear away gradually
discovered that inflation had steadily nibbled their savings
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Recent Examples of nibble
Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
The cleaner wrasse nibbles dead skin and parasites off the larger fish, providing the cleaner fish with food and leaving the lizardfish clean and healthy.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Holly Alvarado, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2025
The practice is especially common in produce sections, where customers pluck grapes from a bag, or nibble on a bulk bin snack.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
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Noun
During a season full of hosting and parties, appetizer nibbles are the name of the game.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
The cleaner wrasse nibbles dead skin and parasites off the larger fish, providing the cleaner fish with food and leaving the lizardfish clean and healthy.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
Hoodies, hats, and hair ties are also recommended for those who prefer not to have their hair nibbled on by goats.
—Holly Alvarado, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2025
The practice is especially common in produce sections, where customers pluck grapes from a bag, or nibble on a bulk bin snack.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nibble
Noun
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The fight ends with Shauna taking a bite out of Melissa’s arm, pinning her down and demanding Melissa eat her own flesh.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2025
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On Saturday, March 29, the northeastern United States and Canada will witness a partial solar eclipse in the early hours of the day, according to Space.com, presenting a spectacle that will look as if the moon took a bite out of the sun.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Stainless-steel appliances dot the culinary showpiece, next to a breakfast nook with backlights perfect for midnight snacking.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
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Some people snack at night to cope with stress, boredom, or sadness.—
Johna Burdeos,
Health,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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As the medical profession came to consider cocaine and morphine as equally dangerous, coca became associated with opium, and the public was led to believe that the ruinous effects of habitual opium use would inevitably befall those who regularly chewed coca leaves.—
Wade Davis,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2025
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There is a test laboratory where samples of materials and finished bags are put through their paces, and a repair workshop where a weathered brown bag awaited rescue, its flap chewed by a dog.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In fact, a recent survey showed that 36% of Chick-fil-A dinner customers take their meal to go from restaurants to eat at home.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
19 July 2017
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New this year to True Nature is a retreat for those with eating disorders and their family members.—
Plain Dealer guest writer,
cleveland.com,
19 July 2017
Noun
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There is only enunciating, as paragraphs of narrative are diverted into rushing mouthfuls of unintelligible high-speed monologue.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news A mouthful of chewing gum might also be a mouthful of microplastics, according to the results of a small pilot study.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Musk, normally a frenetic poster, had very little to say about politics last night, pecking out just a handful of terse messages to his 218.5 million followers.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
2 Apr. 2025
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Courtesy of Friends of Big Bear Valley Oxygen diminishes inside the egg, forcing the chick to begin pecking its way out.—
Francine Kiefer,
The Christian Science Monitor,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Now, just as television’s role turned front-row briefing seats into prime real estate, evolving technology may erode the importance of giving those seats to television and newswire services.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Apr. 2025
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Chevron also challenged the costly wetlands restoration project proposed by the parish, which involved removing large amounts of contaminated soil and filling in the swaths fragmented wetlands eroded over the last century.—
Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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McCarthy’s point is that Journalism got a taste of it today and came through it well.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Jared Leto and Greta Lee appear in the trailer, which also includes the first taste of Nine Inch Nails’ score for the film.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Nibble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nibble. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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