nobbling

present participle of nobble, British slang
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nobbling
Verb
  • There are things worse than cheating.
    Essence, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Earlier this year, the Wall Street Journal reported an uptick in the sale of blue books as a safeguard in testing to avoid students using AI for cheating.
    Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After grabbing an early lead Friday evening, the Royals were unable to match their hosts’ prolific offense on Friday.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The owner squeezed her hands into the mix of kittens, moving the babies and grabbing the one that did not belong, which turned out to be a tiny mouse.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That could be due to tariffs squeezing automakers, disincentivizing them from giving discounts.
    Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This could be done by either squeezing the regular season even tighter with more midweek fixtures or putting the Wembley final back a week.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Now, the Bears are close to catching back up, as the score is 27-24 at the time of this writing.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • But despite catching all of that on TV, a lot of the fun was happening in the audience and backstage, away from the cameras.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When not plucking away at a keyboard, Madison teaches yoga and mountain bikes with her two Australian shepherds, Cholla and Poppy, through Missoula's Rattlesnake Wilderness.
    Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 29 Aug. 2025
  • It’s haltingly played, like a child plucking out the notes, to emphasize John’s deep connection to his daughter.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Three Los Angeles County men have been arrested for allegedly snatching high-end jewelry from victims who were walking to their vehicles in Fullerton earlier this year, police said.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
  • One said bump is a particularly nasty, literal wig-snatching fight between Vida and Chi-Chi.
    Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • It’s revealed that Sklar was Lori’s inspiration as a child to become an artist, only to crush that spark a dozen or so years later with stinging cruelty.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Perhaps the loss, coupled with seeing Parsons thrive in Green Bay as the Packers get off to a hot start, is stinging the Cowboys’ top cornerback in Week 1.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Despite the slowdown in Europe’s soft denim sales, Turkish mill Isko is seizing new growth opportunities across Asia.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This one was about seizing one of the sweetest victories of his legendary career … whether the old quarterback wanted to admit it or not.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Nobbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nobbling. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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