nibbling

He currently is nibbling around the edge of judicial authority: testing it to see how stiff the opposition will be.

“The weather has been a challenge and we had a cow that was nibbling our ropes which wasn’t ideal,” he said.

She was nibbling from a box of dark chocolates on her lap.

The club’s reading time is divided into two 45-minute sessions, with a 15-minute break for stretching, chatting, a little more nibbling.

Second: the dog nibbling a French fry at the next table.