nibble

v., -bled, -bling, -bles.

v.tr.

1. To bite at gently and repeatedly.
2. To eat with small, quick bites or in small morsels: nibble a cracker.
3. To wear away or diminish bit by bit: "If you start compromising too early . . . they nibble you to death" (People).

v.intr.
To take small or hesitant bites: fish nibbling at the bait.

n.

1. A very small quantity, especially of food; a morsel.
2. The act or an instance of nibbling.

[Middle English nebyllen, akin to Low German nibbelen.]

nibbler nib'bler n.

n

Definition: morsel, bite
Antonyms: mouthful

v

Definition: bite, pick at
Antonyms: gobble, gorge

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IN BRIEF: To eat with little bites.

I eat Swiss cheese. But I only nibble on it. I make the holes bigger. I eat it from the inside out. — Steven Wright, Canadian comedian.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a small byte
  Synonym: nybble

Meaning #2: gentle biting

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The verb nibble has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: bite off very small pieces

Meaning #2: eat intermittently; take small bites of
  Synonyms: pick, piece

Meaning #3: eat lightly
  Synonym: munch
  Antonym: gorge (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gnave (af), småspise, bide forsigtigt i
v. intr. - nippe
n. - lille bid

Nederlands (Dutch)
knabbelen, peuzelen, voorzichtig interesse tonen, een klein hapje, een halve byte (computer)

Français (French)
v. tr. - grignoter, brouter, mordiller
v. intr. - mordre à (l'hameçon), manger (qch) du bout des dents, (fig) considérer (une proposition)
n. - amuse-gueule, mordillement, collation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Knabbern, etwas zum Knabbern, (EDV) Hexziffer
v. - knabbern

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μικρή μπουκιά, μπουκίτσα
v. - τρώγω με μικρές μπουκιές, τσιμπολογώ, μασουλώ, τραγανίζω, δαγκώνω

Italiano (Italian)
sbocconcellare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - dentada (f)
v. - morder, criticar

Русский (Russian)
грызть, покусывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - roer, mordisquear
v. intr. - roer, mordisquear
n. - mordisco, bocadito, roedura

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - knaprande, nafsande, napp (fiske)
v. - knapra, nafsa, nappa, nosa, kritisera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
一点点地咬, 一点一点去掉, 一点一点地咬, 吹毛求疵, 小心谨慎地对待, 抨击, 半位元组, 轻咬, 细咬

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 一點點地咬, 一點一點去掉
v. intr. - 一點一點地咬, 吹毛求疵, 小心謹慎地對待, 抨擊
n. - 半字節, 輕咬, 細咬

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 조금 씩 갉아먹다
v. intr. - 서서히 잠식하다, 트집을 잡다
n. - 입질, 마음에 있는 듯한 기색

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 少しずつかじる, かじって作る, かじり取る
n. - 少しずつかむこと, ひとかみ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قضيم, رقيق (فعل) يقضم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮כרסם, הסכים, נטה לקבל‬
v. intr. - ‮גילה עניין‬
n. - ‮נגיסה, כרסום‬

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