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Definitions for Nibbling

[1] to bite off small bits.
[2] to eat or chew in small bites: Give him a graham cracker to nibble on.
[3] to bite, eat, or chew gently and in small amounts (usually followed by at ): She was so upset she could only nibble at her food.
[4] to bite off small bits of (something).
[5] to eat (food) by biting off small pieces.
[6] to bite in small bits: He nibbled each morsel with great deliberation.
[7] a small morsel or bit: Each nibble was eaten with the air of an epicure.
[8] an act or instance of nibbling.
[9] a response by a fish to bait on a fishing line.
[10] any preliminary positive response or reaction.
[11] nibble away at , to cause to decrease or diminish bit by bit: Inflation was nibbling away at her savings. The rains nibbled at the loam. Also nibble at.
[12] (esp of animals, such as mice) to take small repeated bites (of)
[13] to take dainty or tentative bites to nibble at a cake
[14] to bite (at) gently or caressingly
[15] (intr) to make petty criticisms
[16] (intr) to consider tentatively or cautiously to nibble at an idea
[17] a small mouthful
[18] an instance or the act of nibbling
[19] (plural) informal small items of food, esp savouries, usually served with drinks

Words related to Nibbling

nibblenip, gnaw, eat, snack, peck, munch, crop

Words nearby Nibbling

nibbleniah cave, niamey, niarchos, nib, nibbana, nibble, nibbler, nibelung, nibelungenlied, niblick, nibs

Origin of Nibbling

e1425–75; late Middle English nebillen to peck away at, nibble, try, perhaps < Middle Low German nibbelen to pick with the beak; cf. nib, -le

Other words from Nibbling

un·nib·bled , adjective

Word origin for Nibbling

eC15: related to Low German nibbelen. Compare nib , neb

Synonyms for Nibbling

eat, gnaw, nip, crop, munch, peck, snack, eat like a bird, nosh on