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
Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
That's a hearty pie, and even a little nibble around the crust will yield some pretty fancy second homes for Donut execs.
—New Atlas, 19 Dec. 2024
Lisa Jarvis, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
Yet even Schatz understands his form of The Resistance is only nibbling at the edges.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
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Noun
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
That's a hearty pie, and even a little nibble around the crust will yield some pretty fancy second homes for Donut execs.
—New Atlas, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
That is already starting to nibble away at supermarket sales.
—Lisa Jarvis, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
Yet even Schatz understands his form of The Resistance is only nibbling at the edges.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 10 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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The site of the leech bite was treated, and the farmer was given iron supplements to take for a month to manage his anemia, doctors said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Beverage and snacking giant PepsiCo was also on Goldman’s list.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2025
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Talking late and snacking in the kitchen is the best.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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To get that catnip frenzy, cats need only smell the catnip, but some cats will also chew catnip plants.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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More so than your sleep position, experts say chewing habits play a bigger role.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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However hot dogs may have originated, the council estimates Americans will eat 7 billion of them between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day.—
Don Sweeney,
sacbee,
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
Noun
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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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Inspired by Nikko Kanaya Hotel, Japan's oldest resort hotel, the suite has interesting retro design elements and gets you access to Goen Café, where a cold Nikko Original Craft Beer offers a taste of what’s coming.—
Paul Jebara,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Nibble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nibble. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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