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Definitions for: Nibble
[n] gentle biting
[n] a small byte
[v] eat lightly; "She just nibbles at her food"
[v] eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just picks at the food"
[v] bite off very small pieces; "She nibbled on her cracker"
Webster (1913) Definition: Nib"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nibbled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Nibbling.] [Cf. Nip.]
To bite by little at a time; to seize gently with the mouth;
to eat slowly or in small bits.
Thy turfy mountains, where live nibbling sheep. --Shak.
Nib"ble, v. t.
To bite upon something gently or cautiously; to eat a little
of a thing, as by taking small bits cautiously; as, fishes
nibble at the bait.
Instead of returning a full answer to my book, he
manifestly falls a-nibbling at one single passage.
--Tillotson.
Nib"ble, n.
A small or cautious bite.
Synonyms: munch, nybble, pick, piece
Antonyms: binge, englut, engorge, glut, gorge, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, ingurgitate, overeat, overgorge, overindulge, pig out, satiate, scarf out, stuff
See Also: bite, bite, byte, chomp, computer memory unit, eat, seize with teeth
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