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nibble

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of nibble

a small piece or quantity of food

  • I don't want a whole dessert, so can I just have a nibble of yours?
Synonyms of nibble

bite, morsel, mouthful, nugget, taste, tidbit (also titbit)
Words Related to nibble

collop, medallion, noisette

nosh, snack

appetizer, canapé, hors d'oeuvre

bit, chew, crumb, dab, dribble, driblet, fleck, hint, mote, nubbin, particle, pinch, scrap, scruple, shred, smidgen (also smidgeon), snip, snippet, speck, spot, sprinkling, suspicion, tittle, touch, trace

dash, drop

lap, lick

gulp, swallow, swig

nibble

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of nibble

1 to eat reluctantly and in small bites

  • having no real appetite at all, I just nibbled during the party
Synonyms of nibble

peck, pick
Words Related to nibble

graze, nosh, snack

taste
Near Antonyms of nibble

gorge, gormandize, overeat, pig out, swill

2 to crush or grind with the teeth

  • nibbling crackers
Synonyms of nibble

bite (on), champ, chaw, chew, chomp (on), crunch (on), gnaw (on), masticate
Words Related to nibble

ruminate

munch, nosh, snack

consume, eat, ingest, swallow

bolt, devour, gobble (up or down), gorge, gulp, scarf, scoff, snack, wolf

nip, peck (at), pick (at)

gum, mumble
Phrases Synonymous with nibble

sink one's teeth into

3 to consume or wear away gradually

  • discovered that inflation had steadily nibbled their savings
Synonyms of nibble

bite (at), corrode, eat, erode, fret, gnaw
Words Related to nibble

break down, break up, decompose, disintegrate, dissolve

decimate, destroy, devastate, ruin, waste, wreck
Near Antonyms of nibble

freshen, recreate, refresh, refreshen, regenerate, rejuvenate, renew, restore, revitalize, revive

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