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Meanings of nibble in English

Portuguese
mordiscar
Catalan
picar
Spanish
picar

Eat intermittently; take small bites of.

        mordiscar
        Portuguese
        nibble
        Catalan
        nibble
        Spanish
        nibble

        A small byte.

              nibble
              Synonyms
              Examples for "piece"
              Examples for "piece"
              1
              The Finance Bill is the main piece of financial legislation each year.
              The Irish Times
              2
              There's no point asking what a piece of work means, you know?
              Whispers Under Ground
              3
              I thought then what I think now: a great piece of work.
              The Guardian
              4
              A new piece of legislation and a genuine public debate is overdue.
              The Irish Times
              5
              What is the best new piece written in the past 50 years?
              The Guardian
              1
              Preval said he would ask parliament to pick a new prime minister.
              Reuters
              2
              Let's use an example: Say you pick a V4 as your project.
              Climbing Magazine
              3
              Australia's government has said it will make its submarine pick this year.
              Reuters
              4
              This week, Modi will form his government and pick his foreign ministers.
              The Guardian
              5
              However, analysts said the scale of December's pick-up put this in doubt.
              The Irish Times
              Russian
              тетрада
              Portuguese
              nibble
              Spanish
              nibble
              Catalan
              nibble

              Group of four bits; unit of information.

                    Related terms
                    тетрада
                    Usage of nibble in English
                    1
                    He decided to go out and buy some wine and nibble food.
                    Timescape
                    2
                    But to nibble a hole in the Germany Army might take years.
                    The Amazing Interlude
                    3
                    She would even nibble his calves for the fun of the thing.
                    Four Short Stories By Emile Zola
                    4
                    Nait took a test nibble at the thing, looked to Least, puzzled.
                    Return of the Crimson Guard
                    5
                    Then the five little mice each chose a red apple to nibble.
                    The Graymouse Family
                    6
                    Spitting is allowed and you can nibble on biscuits, biltong and cheese.
                    The South African
                    7
                    After the first taste it grew eager, and began to nibble hungrily.
                    John of the Woods
                    8
                    Only by joining us can they get a nibble at the spoils.
                    Toasts and Forms of Public Address for Those Who Wish to Say the...
                    9
                    She dismounted and let her horse nibble a few blades of grass.
                    The Great Book of Amber
                    10
                    No, I'm afraid they seem to have evolved for females to nibble.
                    Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
                    11
                    They just give their victim a nibble, and lap at the wound.
                    Wired
                    12
                    Finally they decide to venture so far as to nibble a bit.
                    A Book of Operas: Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music
                    13
                    Good enough to eat, or at least nibble on for a while.
                    Gentlemen prefer succubi
                    14
                    I think Mr. Lyon has had a nibble from a fresh-water fish.
                    A Little Journey in the World
                    15
                    She knows how I love to nibble on good things to eat.
                    Kit of Greenacre Farm
                    16
                    That leaves the rest of us to just nibble around the edges.
                    Radio NZ
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                    Translations for nibble
                    Portuguese
                    mordiscarnibble
                    Nibble through the time
                    Nibble across language varieties
                    United Kingdom
                    Common
                    United States of America
                    Common