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
Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 27 May 2025
Sip on the excellent cocktails and enjoy succulent burgers, prawn bao buns or nibbles while surveying Trafalgar Square, the London Eye and many more of the city’s most recognisable landmarks.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2025
Pet fur can be used as a deterrent for some of the animals that like to nibble on your plants, like rabbits or slugs.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 18 June 2025
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Noun
Pulling together a quick nibble to serve with a cocktail when the neighbors unexpectedly pop over for happy hour?
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 27 May 2025
Sip on the excellent cocktails and enjoy succulent burgers, prawn bao buns or nibbles while surveying Trafalgar Square, the London Eye and many more of the city’s most recognisable landmarks.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Verb
Like caterpillars, most beetles don’t cause a lot of garden damage; however, several beetle species will voraciously nibble on edible and ornamental plant leaves.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2025
Pet fur can be used as a deterrent for some of the animals that like to nibble on your plants, like rabbits or slugs.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nibble
Noun
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Rabies is found in the saliva of infected animals and is transmitted primarily through a bite.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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Add in a rotating selection of oysters, raw bar towers, and one of the city’s most fun bites: Siberian caviar and parmesan custard served in a salted waffle cone.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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But when either snacking on regular bone-in rodents or a calcium-rich diet, snake cell crypts featured plenty of calcium, phosphorus, and iron spheroids.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
9 July 2025
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Over two days of snacking and chatting with booth representatives, here are the three biggest takeaways.—
Arietta Hallock,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 July 2025
Verb
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As the song continued, Amora, from her highchair, chewed her food and clapped alongside her mom to the song.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Leaders wonder if these virtual colleagues will grow the bottom line or chew it up.—
Josh Scriven,
Forbes.com,
11 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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Now, this fundamental principle is at risk of being eroded.—
Philippa Pham Hughes,
Time,
11 July 2025
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Deals like these, which require OpenAI to sell stakes in the company, erode the nonprofit’s control of the business.—
Orson Aguilar,
Mercury News,
10 July 2025
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Be the first to get a deeper look at the chilling sequel—and a taste of what’s to come in Chapter 3.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are ready to get back on the field to get the bad taste out of their mouths from losing the Super Bowl last season to the Philadelphia Eagles.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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“Nibble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nibble. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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