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
Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 4 June 2025
Jan Dane of Stock Culinary Goods set up shop near the nibbles with stacks of issues 204 and 203 and Burlap & Barrel x SAVEUR spice blends.
—Madison Trapkin, Saveur, 7 May 2025
Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Afternoon tea is huge in Tokyo, with diners shelling out nearly 90 billion yen each year to nibble scones and petit-fours.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
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Noun
Be sure to make sure guests can enjoy sips and nibbles by bringing on catering or hiring an on-board staff to keep the cruise in high spirits.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 4 June 2025
Jan Dane of Stock Culinary Goods set up shop near the nibbles with stacks of issues 204 and 203 and Burlap & Barrel x SAVEUR spice blends.
—Madison Trapkin, Saveur, 7 May 2025
Verb
After going to the park with his owners, Brady the corgi started to nibble at his paw and kept kicking it into the grass as if trying to remove something.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Afternoon tea is huge in Tokyo, with diners shelling out nearly 90 billion yen each year to nibble scones and petit-fours.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nibble
Noun
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Grace Mills, 18 of Valparaiso, battled Lyme disease and knows all too well the effects of a tick bite.—
Deena Butterfield,
Chicago Tribune,
24 July 2025
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In his college days, Quintero would frequent La Jolla Village and The Shores, usually to grab a bite to eat or visit Warwick’s bookstore.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 July 2025
Verb
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In that case, a good plan is to visit a pick-your-own farm at the start of the season, said Collette—then store them in the freezer for easy snacking all summer long.—
Christina Manian,
Health,
21 July 2025
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Before dishing up dinner, Jennifer, from Michigan, noticed that her son, Remington, was snacking on an awful lot of salt-and-vinegar chips.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
Verb
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The soaking process increases their water content, which may enhance their flavor profile during chewing and their satiating effects.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois,
Health,
24 July 2025
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Time to catch the breath, eat a Clif Bloks Margarita chew (or two) and rip back down the hill.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
Verb
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The successful hatchings come about a year after Scout ate two of his chicks as a first-time dad, leaving the pair with no surviving eaglets from their first nesting season, McClatchy News previously reported.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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The calls came while eating lunch, while lying in bed at night.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Dodgers still cracked to life against Logan Webb, who last month fed this lineup with a mouthful of cutters to great success.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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He’s quickly engrossed and, every so often, reaches out for a mouthful of corn dog.—
Christopher O'Donnell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2025
Verb
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One week later, the pair pecked each other once more at the New York City premiere.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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When the insect models were yellow and black or accurately sized to match a common wasp, the birds delayed pecking for longer.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Inflation is an inevitable economic reality that erodes your purchasing power over time.—
Prasanna Kumar,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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But the context in which the show is premiering makes this a surreal project, where legal rights and principles we were once told were sacrosanct are being eroded.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Selenium: Excess selenium may cause symptoms like a metallic taste, hair loss, brittle nails, nausea, and nerve damage.—
Patricia Weiser,
Verywell Health,
23 July 2025
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As a founding editor of the leading left-wing arts journal during the Popular Front, the New Masses, Gold became the cultural arbiter of literary taste for the Communist Party USA (CPUSA), pugnaciously denouncing both high modernism and middlebrow literature alike.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 July 2025
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“Nibble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nibble. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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