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nib·ble    (nbl) KEY  

VERB:
nib·bled , nib·bling , nib·bles
VERB:
tr.

1. To bite at gently and repeatedly.
2. To eat with small, quick bites or in small morsels: nibble a cracker.
3. To wear away or diminish bit by bit: "If you start compromising too early . . . they nibble you to death" (People).

VERB:
intr.

To take small or hesitant bites: fish nibbling at the bait.

NOUN:

1. A very small quantity, especially of food; a morsel.
2. The act or an instance of nibbling.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English nebyllen; ; akin to Low German nibbelen

OTHER FORMS:
nibbler (Noun)

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