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nibbling nibbling definition

nibbling


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  nibble 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  nibble 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  nibble 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  nibble 
 
  3  senses  of  nibble 
 
  Sense  1 
  nibble 
  =>  bite,  seize  with  teeth 
 
  Sense  2 
  nibble,  pick  piece 
  =>  eat 
 
  Sense  3 
  nibble,  munch 
  =>  eat 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  nibble 
 
  nibble  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  nibble 
 
  Sense  1 
  nibble 
  =>  bite,  seize  with  teeth 
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  Sense  2 
  nibble,  pick  piece 
  =>  eat 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  nibble,  munch 
  =>  eat 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  nibble 
 
  The  verb  nibble  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  nibble  --  (bite  off  very  small  pieces;  "She  nibbled  on  her  cracker") 
  2.  nibble,  pick  piece  --  (eat  intermittently;  take  small  bites  of  "He  pieced  at  the  sandwich  all  morning";  "She  never  eats  a  full  meal--she  just  picks  at  the  food") 
  3.  nibble,  munch  --  (eat  lightly;  "She  just  nibbles  at  her  food") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  nibble 
 
  The  verb  nibble  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  nibble  --  (bite  off  very  small  pieces;  "She  nibbled  on  her  cracker") 
  2.  nibble,  pick  piece  --  (eat  intermittently;  take  small  bites  of  "He  pieced  at  the  sandwich  all  morning";  "She  never  eats  a  full  meal--she  just  picks  at  the  food") 
  3.  nibble,  munch  --  (eat  lightly;  "She  just  nibbles  at  her  food") 



nibbling definition