Definitions for nibble

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nibble nib·ble

Spelling: [nib-uh l]

IPA: /ˈnɪb əl/

Nibble is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 66 anagrams from letters in nibble (bbeiln).

Definitions for nibble

noun

1. a small morsel or bit:
2. an act or instance of nibbling.
3. a response by a fish to bait on a fishing line.
4. any preliminary positive response or reaction.

Idioms

1. nibble away at, to cause to decrease or diminish bit by bit: Also, nibble at.

verb (used with object)

1. to bite off small bits of (something).
2. to eat (food) by biting off small pieces.
3. to bite in small bits:

verb (used without object)

1. to bite off small bits.
2. to eat or chew in small bites:
3. to bite, eat, or chew gently and in small amounts (usually followed by at):

Origin of nibble

1425-75; late Middle English nebillen to peck away at, nibble, try, perhaps Middle Low German nibbelen to pick with the beak; cf. nib, -le

Examples for nibble

I had to nibble at a bit of chocolate I carried to get the taste of it out of my mouth.

Her relative continued to nibble nervously at a bit of toast.

On two different occasions, feeling a nibble on his line, he jerked, all to no avail.

Her emotions were not starved, but they were kept down and only allowed to nibble.

He had only meant to nibble, and here he was, fairly hooked.

And you really guard that can and parcel for hours, and resist the temptation to nibble?

But we have lost our hats, nibble, and they were our best ones.

Will he nibble around the edges, or will he actually take on the oil companies?

Granted that Arlt, whoever he is, gets second nibble, who comes in ahead?

Would he be able to nibble on foie gras, slurp fettuccine Alfredo, and sample chocolate mousse without putting on weight again?