EGAVE

nibble

About 0.42 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites, of (something).
    The rabbit nibbled the lettuce.
  2. verb To take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites, of (something).
    The rabbit nibbled the lettuce.
  3. verb To lightly bite (a person or animal, or part of their body), especially in a loving or playful manner; to nip.
  4. verb To make (a hole in something) through small bites.
  5. verb To make (one's way) through or while taking small bites.
    Before he realized it, he had nibbled his way through a whole bag of potato chips.
  6. verb Chiefly followed by into or to: to cause (something) to be in a certain state through small bites.
  7. verb Followed by away, off, etc.: to remove (something) through small bites. To remove (small pieces) from glass, tile, etc., with a tool; also, to remove small pieces from (glass, tile, etc.) with a tool.
  8. verb To remove (small pieces) from glass, tile, etc., with a tool; also, to remove small pieces from (glass, tile, etc.) with a tool.

Similar words

munch pick piece nybble gnaw bite lump slice hunk touch

Often followed by

at on the of away a and from her

Word family

nibbled nibbler nibblers nibbles nibbling

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