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to take a nibble

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  • nibble —    1. an act of casual copulation    Literally, a small bite:     She makes a damn pretty widow ... Wouldn t mind a nibble myself (Lyall, 1972)    2. a theft    Usually taking only a part, in the hope that the depredation will pass unnoticed:     …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • nibble — ► VERB 1) take small bites out of. 2) gently bite at. 3) gradually erode. 4) show cautious interest in a project. ► NOUN 1) an instance of nibbling. 2) a small piece of food bitten off …   English terms dictionary

  • nibble — [nib′əl] vt. nibbled, nibbling [LME nebyllen, prob. akin to MLowG nibbelen: for IE base see NIP1] 1. to eat (food) with quick bites, taking only a small amount at a time, as a mouse does 2. to bite at with small, gentle bites vi. 1. to take small …   English World dictionary

  • nibble away at something — ˌnibble aˈway at sth derived to take away small amounts of sth, so that the total amount is gradually reduced Syn: ↑erode • Inflation is nibbling away at spending power. Main entry: ↑nibblederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • nibble — nib|ble1 [ˈnıbəl] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from Low German nibbeln to chew bits off ] 1.) [I and T] to eat small amounts of food by taking very small bites ▪ He nibbled the biscuit cautiously. nibble at ▪ There s a fish nibbling at my… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Nibble — Ein Nibble (selten: Nybble) ist eine Datenmenge, die 4 Bits umfasst, es wird auch Halbbyte, Tetrade oder Quadrupel genannt. Die Bezeichnung basiert auf dem englischen Verb to nibble („anknabbern“, „einen kleinen Bissen nehmen“) und der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • nibble — nib•ble [[t]ˈnɪb əl[/t]] v. bled, bling, n. 1) to bite off small bits: to nibble on a cracker[/ex] 2) to eat or chew in small bites 3) to bite lightly or gently 4) to bite off or take small bits of (something) 5) to eat by biting off small pieces …   From formal English to slang

  • nibble — [c]/ˈnɪbəl / (say nibuhl) verb (nibbled, nibbling) –verb (i) 1. to bite off small bits. 2. to eat or feed by biting off small pieces. –verb (t) 3. to bite off small bits of (a thing). 4. to eat by biting off small pieces. 5. to bite (off, etc.)… …  

  • take — v 1. acquire, secure, get, obtain, gain, procure, come by, Sl. cop; catch, seize, capture; hold, grasp, grip, clasp, embrace; garner, harvest, gather, glean; reach, attain, achieve, win; receive, accept, react or respond to; have, possess,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • nibble — 1. verb 1) they nibbled at mangoes Syn: take small bites from, pick at, gnaw at, peck at, snack on; toy with; taste, sample; informal graze on 2) the mouse nibbled his finger Syn: peck, nip …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • nibble — I. verb (nibbled; nibbling) Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1512 transitive verb 1. a. to bite gently b. to eat or chew in small bits 2. to take away bit by bit < waves nibbling the shore > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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