Sentence examples for to nibble from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(5)

to piece

to chunk

to bench

to portion

to bit

'to nibble' is correct and usable in written English
It is used to mean "to eat or bite off small pieces". For example, "The mouse nibbled at the cheese."

Dictionary

to nibble

verb

To eat with small, quick bites.

The rabbit nibbled the lettuce.

synonyms

pick

piece

Exact(60)

"They would be able to nibble away.

The New York Times

You know he's going to nibble.

The New York Times

And the whole green chili to nibble?

The New York Times

Now, I've started to nibble the fronds.

The Guardian - Travel

He likes to nibble on people's backsides.

The Guardian

He likes to nibble my toes, too".

The New Yorker

"He's not trying to nibble at the edges".

The New York Times - Sports

Save them for the grown-ups to nibble after dinner.

The New York Times - Food

"What's that?" I asked, about to nibble on it.

The New York Times

Mark's camel was hungry, stopping to nibble at everything.

The Guardian - Travel

They are irresistible to nibble with a glass of sherry.

The New York Times - Food

More suggestions(15)

to song

to slice

to hunk

to share

to snack

to fragment

to sideline

to proportion

to lump

to touch

to serving

to hit

to scrap

to primal

to touching

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