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View definitions for nibble

nibble

noun as in morsel, bite

Weak match

verb as in bite, pick at

Strongest matches

Strong matches

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A few nibbled leaves are small prices to pay for the joy of birdsong and butterflies.

The geese floated on the pond, cleaning their feathers and nibbling on weeds.

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Stewart recommends making pumpkin piñatas, bobbing for apples or nibbling on doughnuts hanging from a string.

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She would nibble at it inside the tent, out of sight from other children whose parents couldn’t afford to buy their kids fruit.

Maybe this could be the start of something — a recurring salon, a tradition, a place where people could nibble pastries and say bright, approving things about me.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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