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nib·ble
 (n  b   l)
KEY
VERB:
nib·bled
,
nib·bling
,
nib·bles
VERB:
tr.
- To bite at gently and repeatedly.
- To eat with small, quick bites or in small morsels:
nibble a cracker.
- 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:
- A very small quantity, especially of food; a morsel.
- The act or an instance of nibbling.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English nebyllen; ; akin to Low German nibbelen
OTHER FORMS:
nib bler
(Noun)
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