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Nibble
Pronunciation : Nib"ble
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. Nip.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Nibbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Nibbling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Nib"ble
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: 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.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Nib"ble
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A small or cautious bite.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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