nibble
Example Sentences
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“You nibble on days like this, but there are probably going to be more days like this ahead,” he said.
From Barron's
"What that means is that, in the case of the squirrel, it nibbled on aloe and took those metabolites into its own bloodstream," explained Bromage.
From Science Daily
“We can nibble at the edges for you,” said Harris.
Large herds of fallow deer cause problems for arable farmers throughout the year, too, trampling freshly planted crops in the spring and then returning to nibble their way through the fields ahead of harvest time.
From BBC
She threw him a birthday party on her yacht, where Kwatra and about 20 women cruised around Boston Harbour sipping Champagne and nibbling on bites prepared by a private chef.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
