nibble (on)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nibble (on)
Verb
  • In one gory scene that’s difficult to unsee, the ferociously hungry Oliver chews on a kitchen knife.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 May 2025
  • The dust has settled, though, and the sample-size gremlins are chewing on fewer and fewer things.
    Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • Fundraising craters, and both tech and blockchain are left licking their wounds.
    Tomer Warschauer Nuni, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
  • To stop their younger golden retriever Cooper from licking his ears, Tucker had a medical cone.
    Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Nibble (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nibble%20%28on%29. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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