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[ US /ˈnɪbəɫ/ ]
[ UK /nˈɪbə‍l/ ]
VERB
  1. bite gently
    The woman tenderly nibbled at her baby's ear
  2. bite off very small pieces
    She nibbled on her cracker
  3. eat intermittently; take small bites of
    She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles
    He pieced at the sandwich all morning
NOUN
  1. a small byte
  2. gentle biting

How To Use nibble In A Sentence

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  • Under the broken birdhouse a mouse plays with a nibble of yesterday's bread.
  • Not just a gentle nibble as our Shetland sheep do lower down, but a strip of bark half an inch deep. Times, Sunday Times
  • There was no help for it, he had to be left there, and I went away with an anxious mind as to what his busy teeth would be employed upon all night; and, sure enough, next morning a velvet curtain was found nibbled and tattered, and being converted into a nest for the enterprising gerbille! Wild Nature Won By Kindness
  • A chicken nibbled on smashed watermelon, and dancers swam in a plastic water flume, and a fake walrus lumbered across the stage.
  • Afterward, I drank whisky with my friends, nibbled at the unappetizing rations, and smoked and smoked.
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  • Has she given her selection the full-on syrup-drowning treatment (not afraid to splurge), or do the scattered half-open jam packets indicate she's a nibbler (delicate, but with a mellow fruity finish)?
  • You can sit with the fishermen at the bar, or nibble on good bread and fresh pats of unsalted butter while you peruse the menu and affordable wine list.
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