nibble in English dictionary

  • nibble

    Meanings and definitions of "nibble"

    • A small, quick bite taken with the front teeth.
    • (in the plural, nibbles) Small snacks such as crisps/potato chips or nuts, often eaten to accompany drinks.
    • (transitive) To eat with small, quick bites.
    • (computing) A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or four bits.
    • noun
      A small, quick bite taken with the front teeth.
    • noun
      (in the plural, nibbles)
      Small snacks such as crisps/potato chips or nuts, often eaten to accompany drinks.
    • noun
      (computing)
      A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or four bits.http://foldoc.org/nibble
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To eat with small, quick bites.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To bite lightly.
    • verb
      (figuratively)
      To consume gradually.
    • a small, quick bite taken with the front teeth
    • eat with small bites
    • bite (at)
    • noun
      a small byte
    • noun
      gentle biting
    • verb
      bite gently; "The woman tenderly nibbled at her baby's ear"
    • verb
      bite off very small pieces; "She nibbled on her cracker"
    • verb
      eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"

    Synonyms of "nibble" in English dictionary

    piece, bite, eat are the top synonyms of "nibble" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of nibble

    • nibble ( plural  nibbles)
    • nibble ( third-person singular simple present nibbles, present participle nibbling, simple past and past participle nibbled)
    • nibble (plural nibbles)
    • nibble (third-person singular simple present nibbles, present participle nibbling, simple past and past participle nibbled)
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