ALL meanings of nibble
nib·ble
N n - verb without object nibble to bite off small bits. 1
- verb without object nibble to eat or chew in small bites: Give him a graham cracker to nibble on. 1
- verb without object nibble to bite, eat, or chew gently and in small amounts (usually followed by at): She was so upset she could only nibble at her food. 1
- verb with object nibble to bite off small bits of (something). 1
- verb with object nibble to eat (food) by biting off small pieces. 1
- verb with object nibble to bite in small bits: He nibbled each morsel with great deliberation. 1
- noun nibble a small morsel or bit: Each nibble was eaten with the air of an epicure. 1
- noun nibble an act or instance of nibbling. 1
- noun nibble a response by a fish to bait on a fishing line. 1
- noun nibble any preliminary positive response or reaction. 1
- idioms nibble nibble away at, to cause to decrease or diminish bit by bit: Inflation was nibbling away at her savings. The rains nibbled at the loam. Also, nibble at. 1
- noun Definition of nibble in Technology (data) /nib'l/ (US "nybble", by analogy with "bite" -> "byte") Half a byte. Since a byte is nearly always eight bits, a nibble is nearly always four bits (and can therefore be represented by one hex digit). Other size nibbles have existed, for example the BBC Microcomputer disk file system used eleven bit sector numbers which were described as one byte (eight bits) and a nibble (three bits). Compare crumb, tayste, dynner; see also bit, nickle, deckle. The spelling "nybble" is uncommon in Commonwealth Hackish as British orthography suggests the pronunciation /ni:'bl/. 1
- noun nibble Take small bites out of. 1
- noun nibble small bite 1
- transitive verb nibble eat in small bites 1
- noun nibble small snack 1
- intransitive verb nibble take small bites 1
- verb nibble If you nibble food, you eat it by biting very small pieces of it, for example because you are not very hungry. 0
- verb nibble Nibble is also a noun. 0
- verb nibble If you nibble something, you bite it very gently. 0
- verb nibble When an animal nibbles something, it takes small bites of it quickly and repeatedly. 0
- verb nibble Nibble away means the same as nibble. 0
- verb nibble If one thing nibbles at another, it gradually affects, harms, or destroys it. 0
- countable noun nibble Nibbles are small snacks such as biscuits, crisps, and nuts that are often offered to you at parties. 0
- verb nibble (esp of animals, such as mice) to take small repeated bites (of) 0
- verb nibble to take dainty or tentative bites 0
- verb nibble to bite (at) gently or caressingly 0
- verb nibble to make petty criticisms 0
- verb nibble to consider tentatively or cautiously 0
- noun nibble a small mouthful 0
- noun nibble an instance or the act of nibbling 0
- noun nibble small items of food, esp savouries, usually served with drinks 0
- verb transitive nibble to eat (food) with quick bites, taking only a small amount at a time, as a mouse does 0
- verb transitive nibble to bite at with small, gentle bites 0
- intransitive verb nibble to take small, cautious, or gentle bites 0
- intransitive verb nibble to show little interest in food by taking only small bites intermittently 0
- noun nibble a small bite, morsel, or quantity 0
- noun nibble the act or an instance of nibbling 0