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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
nibbles, nibbling, nibbled |
| definition 1: |
When you nibble, you take small bites of a food with your teeth.
Jalen nibbled on the delicious cookies so he could eat them slowly.The hamster nibbled on the carrot.- similar words:
- bite, snack
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| definition 2: |
If you nibble your food, you eat it in very small amounts, usually taking small bites.
The cat nibbled her food.- similar words:
- bite
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| related words: |
chew, lick, sample |
| derivation: |
nibbler (n.) |
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