nibble
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"But the larger ants seemed to seek the attention of the smaller ants by first visiting their nests and then allowing the small ants to lick and nibble all over them."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 14, 2026
The thin-cut vegetables make it easy to nibble a bite at a time, rather than staring down a full head of lettuce in a salad bowl.
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2026
Retired professor Ted Porter, for instance, recalls buying a loaf of his late wife’s favorite bread when the winds first started, thinking he may need something to nibble on if the power went out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
“We can nibble at the edges for you,” said Harris.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025
We watch Finway nibble, mouth opening in an O. Madge copies him and I make a fish face too.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
Here by the water’s edge, she nibbles on seeds and drinks rainwater, retreating to the house to sleep at night.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
“The nibbles around the edges — ‘Make the procedure a little tighter, we’ll require a couple more documents.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026
It’s the little things — a bowl of nibbles, a slice of cake, a chair just cleared — that carry the same quiet magic Mrs. Hudson carried into 221B.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2025
Don’t for a moment be hesitant about putting out store-bought nibbles.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
The plate of bread sits on the floor outside her door, untouched except by the mouse that nibbles the bread and scurries away at my approach.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
The nibbled plants are stashed in small piles amongst the reeds by the water voles to eat later.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
At night, bedbugs nibbled at the 312 people laying like sardines on the floor of Namazi’s section of Ward 4.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
"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 ● Jan. 3, 2026
As they nibbled and play-snarled at her, the pup lay on her back, wiggling in glee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025
Gelifen nibbled Christopher’s fingers in greeting, plucked a feather from his own wings with his beak, and offered it to him.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
But instead of attacking, the smaller ants climb onto the bigger ones and begin licking and nibbling across their bodies.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 14, 2026
“I don’t even know how to attack it. God, so much to it. Alright, the moment of truth,” Kempczinski says in the clip, before nibbling the sandwich.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 6, 2026
Plus: Does anyone really like nibbling desiccated gumdrops?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Today, Chinese players Shein and Temu are nibbling away on the budget shops' patch by selling ultra-cheap products direct to consumers.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025
And now Bubba was nibbling like a rat on his hot dog.
From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli
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Excerpt from "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
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