nibble

nib·ble

 (nĭb′əl)

v. nib·bled, nib·bling, nib·bles

v.tr.

1. To bite at gently and repeatedly.

2. To eat with small, quick bites or in small morsels: nibble a cracker.

3. To wear away or diminish bit by bit: "If you start compromising too early ... they nibble you to death" (People).

v.intr.

To take small or hesitant bites: fish nibbling at the bait.

n.

1. A very small quantity, especially of food; a morsel.

2. The act or an instance of nibbling.

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[Middle English nebyllen; akin to Low German nibbelen.]

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nib′bler n.

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nibble

(ˈnɪbəl)

vb

1. (esp of animals, such as mice) to take small repeated bites (of)

2. to take dainty or tentative bites: to nibble at a cake.

3. to bite (at) gently or caressingly

4. (intr) to make petty criticisms

5. (intr) to consider tentatively or cautiously: to nibble at an idea.

n

6. a small mouthful

7. an instance or the act of nibbling

8. (Cookery) (plural) informal small items of food, esp savouries, usually served with drinks

[C15: related to Low German nibbelen. Compare nib, neb]

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nib•ble

(ˈnɪb əl)

v. -bled, -bling,
n. v.i.

1. to bite off small bits: to nibble on a cracker.

2. to eat or chew in small bites.

3. to bite lightly or gently.

v.t.

4. to bite off or take small bits of (something).

5. to eat by biting off small pieces.

6. to bite gently.

7. nibble (away) at, to cause to decrease or diminish bit by bit.

n.

8. a small piece bitten off; morsel or bite.

9. an act or instance of nibbling.

10. a response by a fish to bait on a fishing line.

11. a tentative but positive response or reaction.

[1425–75; late Middle English nebillen to peck away at, nibble, try, perhaps < Middle Low German nibbelen to pick with the beak]

nib′bler,

n.

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nibble

Past participle: nibbled
Gerund: nibbling

Imperative

nibble

nibble

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nibble - a small byte         nybble computer memory unit - a unit for measuring computer memory byte - a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information
	2.	nibble - gentle biting chomp, bite - the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
Verb	1.	nibble - bite off very small pieces; "She nibbled on her cracker" bite, seize with teeth - to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her"
	2.	nibble - bite gently; "The woman tenderly nibbled at her baby's ear" bite, seize with teeth - to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her"
	3.	nibble - eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles" piece, pick eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"

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nibble

verb

1. bite, eat, peck, pick at, nip, munch, gnaw He started to nibble his biscuit.

noun

1. snack, bite, taste, peck, crumb, morsel, titbit, soupçon (French) We each took a nibble of cheese.

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Translations

قَضْمَه صَغيرَهيَقْضُمُ بِرِفْقٍ

kousekokusovat

lille bid

knabbernHappen

τσίμπημα

comiscarcomisquearpicotearpacer

naksunäykkäisynäykkiä

grignoternibblebouchée

falatmajszol

nart, smábitinarta

assaggiarebocconcinomangiucchiaremordicchiaremorso

knebinėtikramsnotilengva užkanda

kumosiņšskrubināt, knibināt

knabbelen

smågnage på

грызтьщипать

obhrýzať

grižljajgrizljati

azar azar ısırıp yemekdişlemeklokma

一点一点地咬咬一口啃

nibble

[ˈnɪbl]

A. N

1. (= little bite) → mordisquito m
I never had a nibble all day (Fishing) → el corcho no se movió en todo el día

2. (= food) → bocado m
I feel like a nibble → me apetece comer algo, no me vendría mal un bocado

3. nibbles (at party etc) → comida fsing para picar

B. VT [person] → mordisquear, mordiscar; [fish] → picar; [rat, mouse] → roer; [horse] → rozar

C. VI to nibble (at) [+ food] → picar
to nibble at an offer → mostrar cierto interés por una oferta

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nibble

[ˈnɪb^əl] vt [+ food] → grignoter; [+ ear, finger] → mordiller
She nibbled my ear lobe playfully → Taquine, elle me mordillait le lobe de l'oreille.
to nibble at sth (= eat) → grignoter qch
Mice have been nibbling at the skirting boards → Les souris ont grignoté les plinthes.
She nibbled at her food → Elle se contentait de grignoter.

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nibble

vt → knabbern; (= pick at) food → nur anessen, herumnagen an (+dat) (inf)

vi (→ an +dat) → knabbern; (= pick at) → herumnagen; (fig) → sich interessiert zeigen; to nibble at the bait (fig) → sich interessiert zeigen

n I think I’ve got a nibble → ich glaube, bei mir beißt einer an; I feel like a nibble (inf) → ich habe Appetit auf etwas, ich brauche etwas zwischen die Zähne (hum inf); nibbles (Brit: = snacks) → Knabbereien pl

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nibble

[ˈnɪbl]

1. vt (also nibble at)

a. (subj, mouse) → rosicchiare; (fish) → mordicchiare; (person, biscuit, nuts) → sgranocchiare; (bread, cheese) → sbocconcellare

b. (fig) (offer) → mostrarsi tentato/a da

2. vi (person) → mangiucchiare

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nibble

(ˈnibl) verb

to take very small bites (of). She was nibbling (at) a biscuit. knaag, peusel يَقْضُمُ بِرِفْقٍ гриза mordiscar okusovat knabbern nippe til τσιμπολογώ mordisquear, picar näkitsema تکه تکه کردن nakertaa grignoter לִכַרסֵם कुतरना, टूंगना grickati majszol menggigit narta rosicchiare, mordicchiare かじる 조금 뜯어먹다 kramsnoti, knebinėti skrubināt, knibināt menggigit-gigit knabbelensmågnage påskubać ټوټه كول mordiscar a ronţăi покусывать;откусывать маленькими кусочками obhrýzať grizljati grickati knapra på เล็ม azar azar ısırıp yemek, dişlemek 啃 відкушувати маленькими шматочками; обгризати کترنا gặm 一点一点地咬，啃

noun

a small bite. Have a nibble of this cake. proetjie قَضْمَه صَغيرَه гризане mordidinha kousek der Happen lille bid μικρή δαγκωνιά mordisquito väike suutäis تکه کوچک näykkäisy bouchée נְגִיסָה קְטָנָה कुतरने का कार्य odgrizati komadiće falat secuil nart, smábiti morsetto, piccolo morso ひとかじり 한 번 물어뜯는 양 kąsnelis, lengva užkanda kumosiņš gigit klein hapje bit kąsek كوچنى ټوټۀ dentadinha muşcătură, gură чуточка, кусочек kúsok grižljaj griz liten bit, smula การแทะ lokma 啃一口 обгризання; відкушування چھوٹا لقمہ sự gặm 咬一口

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