as in to pick (at)
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Pepper plants are often targeted by flea beetles, which will chew holes in plant leaves and may transmit bacterial wilt.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Feb. 2026 -
And those customers are hungry, so the restaurants give them bread and salad to keep them from chewing the napkins.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Though his injuries were severe, the sailors watched in wonder as the cat determinedly licked his wounds, then got back to work destroying the rats threatening the ship’s food stores.—
Anne Ewbank,
Popular Science,
18 Feb. 2026
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Spit Heathcliff spends a lot of time straight-up licking Cathy’s face in this movie.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Nibble (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nibble%20%28on%29. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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