nibble
🇺🇸
/ˈnɪbl/
🇬🇧
/ˈnɪbl/
verb
R
To eat something in small, quick bites.
She nibbled on the chocolate bar slowly.
R
To show slight interest without fully committing.
He was nibbling at the proposal, but didn't fully agree.
noun
R
A small bite of food.
I had a nibble of the sandwich.
R
Small food items served with drinks at a social event.
There were various nibbles at the cocktail party.
translation
To eat something in small, quick bites.; To show slight interest without fully committing.
A small bite of food.; Small food items served with drinks at a social event.
Word Forms
3rd Present
nibbles
Progressive
nibbling
Past
nibbled
Plural
nibbles
Perfect
nibbled