nibble
IPA: nˈɪbʌɫ
noun
- A small, quick bite taken with the front teeth.
- (in the plural, nibbles) Small snacks such as crisps/potato chips or nuts, often eaten to accompany drinks.
- (computing) A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or four bits.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To eat with small, quick bites.
- (transitive, intransitive) To bite lightly.
- (figurative, especially intransitive with away at) To consume gradually.
- To find fault; to cavil.
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Examples of "nibble" in Sentences
- That's just a nibble from a post full of meat (the historical context alone is well worth your mouse click.)
- This morning, for example, it was a quick flit through the studios of SKY News and a quick nibble from the toothless gums of our Eamonn.
- Not a nibble from the Administration, which instead chose to embarrass the residents with the misbegotten site for going on eight months.
- Of course, despite that he is after all * nibble nibble* a member of SG5, which means that we * ssslurp* try to include him in some of our class activities.
- No single nibble is that dramatic or burdensome, but over the decades they threaten to convert any stable democracy into a big, inefficient, favor-ridden state.
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