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

OTHER FORMS:
nibbler(Noun)


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