NIBBLE Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

nibble 1 of 2

noun

Definition of nibble

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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verb

ˈni-bəl

as in to snack

to eat reluctantly and in small bites having no real appetite at all, I just nibbled during the party

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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

Noun

After an evening of nibbles and cocktails—and with a pedometer that clocked over 20,000 steps—Lova was ready to turn in for the night. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026 Chipmunks dig in planters to bury food or nibble on bulbs and foliage. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 July 2026

Verb

And Restore Britain, a far-right party with just one lawmaker but a loud social media presence amplified by Elon Musk, is nibbling away at Reform’s support. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 Kikuko, her appetite sluggish, nibbled the bread bit by bit from the edges, all the while furtively watching her father. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nibble

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nibble

Noun

The goat is tender and deeply savory, the perfect vehicle for slathering charred avocado and queso for a truly melt-in-your-mouth bite.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
Gummi Popz, chewy bite-sized squares filled with fizzing candy, went on sale earlier this year.

— Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of bite

Verb

With no peak to summit and no trailhead to return to, stopping to snack on wild raspberries and discuss what the group found felt equally part of the adventure.

— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2026
Nestlé Buncha Crunch Buncha Crunch took the crispy chocolate of Crunch bars and transformed it into bite-sized clusters that were easy to snack on by the handful.

— Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of snack

Verb

It has been used there for centuries as a home remedy, mostly in rural areas, where people chew the leaves or make them into tea.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026
An unstimulated whole saliva flow test measures saliva production while a person is not eating or chewing.

— Julie Scott, Verywell Health, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of chew

Verb

There are few breaks other than to sleep, eat, hydrate or get his bike fixed.

— Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The people who were gathered at tables around her, eating buffet tacos and sipping cans of Coke Zero, were first- and second-generation Americans getting ready to run for office or to work on political campaigns.

— Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of eat

Noun

But cases are on the rise as more people report symptoms such as hives, diarrhea and itchiness after eating as little as a mouthful of red meat.

— Dylan Lovan, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
Across the cove, less than a hundred yards away, another beaver swam to its lodge, also with a mouthful of sticks.

— Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of mouthful

Verb

Bigger paychecks sought While the economy may be showing signs of acceleration, stubborn inflation has eroded Americans’ take-home pay.

— Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
And the risk factors — high spending, low growth, rising debt and elevated borrowing costs — lead some economists to warn that while Russia's economy has not collapsed, its structural foundations are eroding dangerously.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of erode

Noun

Between the konbini walkthroughs, snack hauls and taste-test rankings clogging your For You page, a bag of chips has quietly become a reason to book a flight.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
As the expansion restaurant would seem to prove, Tim’s hits lots of Idahoans square in the taste-bud bull’s-eye.

— Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 14 Sep. 2026

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