Nibbling can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
Verb |
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| 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 |
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| nibble - gentle biting | ||
| nibble - a small byte |
| # | Sentence | ||
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| 1. | verb | He managed to cure himself of his habit of nibbling his nails. | |
| 2. | verb | Tom is nibbling on a carrot stick. | |
| 3. | verb | While I am nibbling away, I listen to the news. | |
| 4. | verb | The mice kept nibbling at the cactus, no matter how much it pricked them and made them cry. | |
| 5. | verb | To a bone that complained that a dog kept nibbling him, he said: Well, you're so hard and I do not have anything else to do. | |
| 6. | verb | To a bone that complained that a dog kept nibbling him, he said: Sorry, you are so hard and I do not have anything else to do. | |
| 7. | verb | We are the only ones sitting outside a usually bustling piazza bar on the outskirts of Rome sipping mid-morning coffees — and, in my case, nibbling on a ciambella cake. | |
| 8. | 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. | |
| 9. | verb | Do you ever happen to nibble between meals? | |
| 10. | verb | I nibble the small fruit. | |
| 11. | verb | Can I have something to nibble on before dinner? | |
| 12. | verb | Nibble and gnaw like a mouse! | |
| 13. | verb | Do you ever happen to nibble between meals? | |
| 14. | verb | I nibble the small fruit. | |
| 15. | verb | Can I have something to nibble on before dinner? |
| Sentence | |
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| verb | |
| He managed to cure himself of his habit of nibbling his nails. | |
| Tom is nibbling on a carrot stick. | |
| While I am nibbling away, I listen to the news. | |
| The mice kept nibbling at the cactus, no matter how much it pricked them and made them cry. | |
| To a bone that complained that a dog kept nibbling him, he said: Well, you're so hard and I do not have anything else to do. | |
| To a bone that complained that a dog kept nibbling him, he said: Sorry, you are so hard and I do not have anything else to do. | |
| We are the only ones sitting outside a usually bustling piazza bar on the outskirts of Rome sipping mid-morning coffees — and, in my case, nibbling on a ciambella cake. | |
| 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. |
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| 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! | |
| Do you ever happen to nibble between meals? | |
| I nibble the small fruit. | |
| Can I have something to nibble on before dinner? | |