What part of speech is nibble?

Nibble can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. nibble is a verb, present, 1st person singular of nibble (infinitive).
  • 2. nibble is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. nibble is a noun, singular of nibbles.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does nibble mean?

Definitions

Verb

nibble - eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"
nibble - bite off very small pieces; "She nibbled on her cracker"
nibble - bite gently; "The woman tenderly nibbled at her baby's ear"

Noun

nibble - gentle biting
nibble - a small byte

Examples of nibble

#   Sentence  
1. verb Very frustrating for a restaurant that has 1 rosette and is supposedly renowned for the service... hmm There was no canape's or amuse to keep us occupied, once we complained about the wait they took us something to nibble on but that took us getting out our chairs and wondering round to do that and it was impossible to get anyones attention.
2. verb Do you ever happen to nibble between meals?
3. verb I nibble the small fruit.
4. verb Can I have something to nibble on before dinner?
5. verb Nibble and gnaw like a mouse!
Sentence  
verb
Very frustrating for a restaurant that has 1 rosette and is supposedly renowned for the service... hmm There was no canape's or amuse to keep us occupied, once we complained about the wait they took us something to nibble on but that took us getting out our chairs and wondering round to do that and it was impossible to get anyones attention.
Do you ever happen to nibble between meals?
I nibble the small fruit.
Can I have something to nibble on before dinner?
Nibble and gnaw like a mouse!

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