26984 words

nibbling

3 definitions • 4 examples
1
present participle of
2
to eat something by taking a lot of small bites:

Examples:

Do you have some peanuts for us to nibble while the party warms up?
A mouse has nibbled through the computer cables.
Jenny's hamster's nibbled a hole in the sofa.
3
to bite something gently and repeatedly:

Examples:

She nibbled his ear.

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