Nibble Definition

nĭbəl
nibbled, nibbles, nibbling
verb
nibbled, nibbles, nibbling
To bite at gently and repeatedly.
American Heritage
To eat (food) with quick bites, taking only a small amount at a time, as a mouse does.
Webster's New World
To show little interest in food by taking only small bites intermittently.
Webster's New World
To bite at with small, gentle bites.
Webster's New World
To take small, cautious, or gentle bites.
Webster's New World
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noun
nibbles
A small bite, morsel, or quantity.
Webster's New World
The act or an instance of nibbling.
Webster's New World
A slight tug on a fishing line, as from a fish sampling the bait.
Webster's New World

(computing) A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or four bits.

Wiktionary
Any display of interest, as from a potential customer or client.
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Other Word Forms of Nibble

Noun

Singular:
nibble
Plural:
nibbles

Origin of Nibble

  • From nibble, punning on the homophony of byte and bite

    From Wiktionary

  • Perhaps from Middle Low German nibbelen (“to gnaw").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English nebyllen Low German nibbelen

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Nibble Sentence Examples

  • Another way is to avoid snacking or change what you nibble on.

  • Is your cat one of those that loves to nibble on grass?

  • He never expected to see the blue sky again or the trees around the fortress, let alone sip sweet tea and nibble on berry scones.

  • She reached out her hand again but when Dean turned away, she continued with her breakfast, a nibble at a time.

  • When they passed over a field of grass Jim immediately stretched down his head and began to nibble.

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Words Starting With

NNINIB

Words Ending With

ELEBLE

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nibble

Words Starting With N and Ending With E

Starts With N & Ends With EStarts With NI & Ends With EStarts With N & Ends With LE

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With N6 Letter Words Ending With E