NIBBLES

Noun

nibbles

plural of nibble

Snacks or finger food.

Verb

nibbles

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nibble

Source: Wiktionary


NIBBLE

Nib"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nibbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Nibbling.] Etym: [Cf. Nip.]

Definition: To bite by little at a time; to seize gently with the mouth; to eat slowly or in small bits. Thy turfy mountains, where live nibbling sheep. Shak.

Nib"ble, v. t.

Definition: To bite upon something gently or cautiously; to eat a little of a thing, as by taking small bits cautiously; as, fishes nibble at the bait. Instead of returning a full answer to my book, he manifestly falls a- nibbling at one single passage. Tillotson.

Nib"ble, n.

Definition: A small or cautious bite.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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