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nibbler

Variant of nibble

transitive verb nibbled, nibbling

  1. to eat (food) with quick bites, taking only a small amount at a time, as a mouse does
  2. to bite at with small, gentle bites

intransitive verb

  1. to take small, cautious, or gentle bites: usually with at
  2. to show little interest in food by taking only small bites intermittently: usually with at

noun

  1. a small bite, morsel, or quantity
  2. the act or an instance of nibbling

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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