Nibble
verb
To bite something softly and intermittently.
She began to carefully nibble on her apple.
Often appears as...
- nibble on
- nibble at
noun
A small, casual bite or a small amount of food.
I'm not very hungry, I'll just have a nibble of cheese.
Often appears as...
- have a nibble
- take a nibble
noun
An expression of interest or a tentative enquiry.
He put his house on the market and got a few nibbles.
Often appears as...
- get a nibble
- have a nibble
verb
To transfer data in small amounts.
The program nibbles data from memory to the processor.
Often appears as...
- nibble data
- nibble transfer
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To bite something softly and intermittently.
She began to carefully nibble on her apple.
Often appears as...
- nibble on
- nibble at
noun
A small, casual bite or a small amount of food.
I'm not very hungry, I'll just have a nibble of cheese.
Often appears as...
- have a nibble
- take a nibble
noun
An expression of interest or a tentative enquiry.
He put his house on the market and got a few nibbles.
Often appears as...
- get a nibble
- have a nibble
verb
To transfer data in small amounts.
The program nibbles data from memory to the processor.
Often appears as...
- nibble data
- nibble transfer
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Gentle Action
Emphasizes a soft, delicate way of eating, not harsh or quick.
He began to nibble at the cookie, savoring each small bite.
Pro Tip 2/3Intermittent Biting
Not continuous; involves taking bites with pauses in between.
She took her time nibbling on the chocolate, enjoying the afternoon sun.
Pro Tip 3/3Affectionate Gesture
Can describe a gentle and loving way of kissing or caressing with the mouth.
The mother nibbled her baby's toes, making the child giggle.
Pro Tip 1/3Gentle Action
Emphasizes a soft, delicate way of eating, not harsh or quick.
He began to nibble at the cookie, savoring each small bite.
Pro Tip 2/3Intermittent Biting
Not continuous; involves taking bites with pauses in between.
She took her time nibbling on the chocolate, enjoying the afternoon sun.
Pro Tip 3/3Affectionate Gesture
Can describe a gentle and loving way of kissing or caressing with the mouth.
The mother nibbled her baby's toes, making the child giggle.
Pro Tip 1/3Gentle Action
Emphasizes a soft, delicate way of eating, not harsh or quick.
He began to nibble at the cookie, savoring each small bite.
Pro Tip 2/3Intermittent Biting
Not continuous; involves taking bites with pauses in between.
She took her time nibbling on the chocolate, enjoying the afternoon sun.
Pro Tip 3/3Affectionate Gesture
Can describe a gentle and loving way of kissing or caressing with the mouth.
The mother nibbled her baby's toes, making the child giggle.
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Safari Live - Day 35 PIPE...
affect something like this well in this situation when we sit still and we don't move the scrub here I can see as it's grooming itself it's not making any movement it's literally just rubbing its ears and having a little nibble on some grass so it doesn't know shadows there we're not between the scrub here and shadow and therefore we're not protecting either one of them or hiding
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Steve Backshall on a...
actually nibble into the hard shell of something like a crab and dribble venom all over it which dissolves the soft parts underneath the shell there's venom is is so strong that even on a tiny little octopus it is enough to overcome a human being people are very very rarely hurt and it's always if they've
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Safari Live - Day 59 PIPE...
delicious things and anyways so they will eat lots of grass if they're feeling a little bit unwell they've got a hairball it helps helps bring that back up again and you acting very playful what's biting you I think something must be some insect of source must be nibbling on this line you can
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Kenya’s Wildlife...
kenya's world famous masai mara already we've seen a group of cheetahs napping under a large acacia tree and a pair of young male lions lolling in the grass eye in a group of zebra and wildebeest nearby and we passed a majestic pair of giraffes nibbling leaves and a family of
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Reintroducing The...
world so i'm making a fuss of him pushing him around and letting him feel his feet and then he'll go back outside and then it'll be hands off you won't have any fingers to nibble the next stage of colwin's rehabilitation will be hands off from the team when he moves to his
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Explorers Save Abandoned...
string cheese he's a little survivor like took my thumb and gave him water and he suckled the water of my thumb and then nibbled on the string cheese I'm a bear for me one of the important things to have on these trips morale is beer and we were like oh this will make a
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The Beauty of What We'll...
could never die, so long as they were eating from the tree of life. But the minute they began nibbling from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they fell from their innocence. They grew embarrassed and fretful, self-conscious.
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A simple way to tell...
help scientists—and you —categorize insects. So why not break out a magnifying lens and learn a little more about who’s nibbling your vegetable garden, biting your arm, or just flying by your ear.
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Sophisticated Mountain...
hair could could see that as a tasty looking plant or something and have a nibble and at the end of the hair so don't lower the turn of everything fit I think it's good to raise awareness when
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 142 PIPE...
and there and nibbling on them and then well leaving the rest and that's not elephants do I don't typically feed on one tree for too long and they said decide to pull it down then they'll feed
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 35 PIPE...
affect something like this well in this situation when we sit still and we don't move the scrub here I can see as it's grooming itself it's not making any movement it's literally just rubbing its ears and having a little nibble on some grass so it doesn't know shadows there we're not between the scrub here and shadow and therefore we're not protecting either one of them or hiding
Video examples
Steve Backshall on a...
actually nibble into the hard shell of something like a crab and dribble venom all over it which dissolves the soft parts underneath the shell there's venom is is so strong that even on a tiny little octopus it is enough to overcome a human being people are very very rarely hurt and it's always if they've
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 59 PIPE...
delicious things and anyways so they will eat lots of grass if they're feeling a little bit unwell they've got a hairball it helps helps bring that back up again and you acting very playful what's biting you I think something must be some insect of source must be nibbling on this line you can
Video examples
Kenya’s Wildlife...
kenya's world famous masai mara already we've seen a group of cheetahs napping under a large acacia tree and a pair of young male lions lolling in the grass eye in a group of zebra and wildebeest nearby and we passed a majestic pair of giraffes nibbling leaves and a family of
Video examples
Reintroducing The...
world so i'm making a fuss of him pushing him around and letting him feel his feet and then he'll go back outside and then it'll be hands off you won't have any fingers to nibble the next stage of colwin's rehabilitation will be hands off from the team when he moves to his
Video examples
Explorers Save Abandoned...
string cheese he's a little survivor like took my thumb and gave him water and he suckled the water of my thumb and then nibbled on the string cheese I'm a bear for me one of the important things to have on these trips morale is beer and we were like oh this will make a
Video examples
The Beauty of What We'll...
could never die, so long as they were eating from the tree of life. But the minute they began nibbling from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they fell from their innocence. They grew embarrassed and fretful, self-conscious.
Video examples
A simple way to tell...
help scientists—and you —categorize insects. So why not break out a magnifying lens and learn a little more about who’s nibbling your vegetable garden, biting your arm, or just flying by your ear.
Video examples
Sophisticated Mountain...
hair could could see that as a tasty looking plant or something and have a nibble and at the end of the hair so don't lower the turn of everything fit I think it's good to raise awareness when
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 142 PIPE...
and there and nibbling on them and then well leaving the rest and that's not elephants do I don't typically feed on one tree for too long and they said decide to pull it down then they'll feed
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Nikolai Gogol
Russian Writer
Let my body be delivered to the earth without attention to the place where it lies; nothing should be associated with my dusty remains. Shame on him who draws any attention to a rotted flesh that is already no longer mine: he is worshipping the worms nibbling it.
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Tim Hudson
American Athlete
AT&T Park, chalk it up. This is a great pitcher's park, great weather. It's a great place to pitch. It's all positive and no negative. You can go out and challenge guys. I've got the confidence to attack the strike zone and not nibble so much.
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Makoto Shinkai
Japanese Artist
When Ando arrives in the studio, he picks up his pen even before he gets a cup of tea, and he stays seated until the very last train at night. He hardly eats, just nibbles at little balls of rice at his desk.
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Wally Schirra
American Astronaut
When a man looks across a street, sees a pretty girl, and waves at her, that's not a rendezvous, that's a passing acquaintance. When he walks across the street and nibbles on her ear, that's a rendezvous!
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Aaron Judge
American Athlete
If they are going to nibble and try to go below the zone or off the plate a little bit, I want to try and get a pitch in the zone that I can do damage on.
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Allen Klein
American Author
Like sheep that get lost nibbling away at the grass because they never look up, we often focus so much on ourselves and our problems that we get lost.
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Randy Jackson
American Musician
You can never go more than three or four hours without having something to nibble on or eat - you have to graze all day long.
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Edmund Burke
Irish Statesman
The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts.
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Eric Sevareid
American Journalist
Dealing with network executives is like being nibbled to death by ducks.
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Lake Bell
American Actress
I am somebody who is constantly hungry to nibble on something.
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Nikolai Gogol
Russian Writer
Let my body be delivered to the earth without attention to the place where it lies; nothing should be associated with my dusty remains. Shame on him who draws any attention to a rotted flesh that is already no longer mine: he is worshipping the worms nibbling it.
Quote examples
Tim Hudson
American Athlete
AT&T Park, chalk it up. This is a great pitcher's park, great weather. It's a great place to pitch. It's all positive and no negative. You can go out and challenge guys. I've got the confidence to attack the strike zone and not nibble so much.
Quote examples
Makoto Shinkai
Japanese Artist
When Ando arrives in the studio, he picks up his pen even before he gets a cup of tea, and he stays seated until the very last train at night. He hardly eats, just nibbles at little balls of rice at his desk.
Quote examples
Wally Schirra
American Astronaut
When a man looks across a street, sees a pretty girl, and waves at her, that's not a rendezvous, that's a passing acquaintance. When he walks across the street and nibbles on her ear, that's a rendezvous!
Quote examples
Aaron Judge
American Athlete
If they are going to nibble and try to go below the zone or off the plate a little bit, I want to try and get a pitch in the zone that I can do damage on.
Quote examples
Allen Klein
American Author
Like sheep that get lost nibbling away at the grass because they never look up, we often focus so much on ourselves and our problems that we get lost.
Quote examples
Randy Jackson
American Musician
You can never go more than three or four hours without having something to nibble on or eat - you have to graze all day long.
Quote examples
Edmund Burke
Irish Statesman
The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts.
Quote examples
Eric Sevareid
American Journalist
Dealing with network executives is like being nibbled to death by ducks.
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Lake Bell
American Actress
I am somebody who is constantly hungry to nibble on something.
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