Nibble

Noun

 * 1) A small, quick bite taken with the front teeth.
 * 2)  Small snacks such as crisps/potato chips or nuts, often eaten to accompany drinks.

Derived terms

 * nibbly

Verb

 * 1)  To eat with small, quick bites.
 * The rabbit nibbled the lettuce.

Noun
nibble


 * 1)  A unit of memory equal to a quarter of a byte, or two bits.
 * 2)  A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or four bits.

Adverbs for Nibble
tantalizingly; daintily; teasingly; cautiously; intermittently; shyly; coyly.

Thesaurus
and sinker, be a sucker, be taken in, bite, bolus, champ, chaw, chew, chew the cud, chew up, chomp, cud, devour, eat up, fall for, gnash, gnaw, go for, gob, gobble up, grind, gulp down, gum, lap up, line, masticate, morsel, mouth, mouthful, mumble, munch, nip, nosh, peck, peck at, pick, pick at, quid, ruminate, snack, snap, swallow, swallow anything, swallow hook, swallow whole, swing at, take the bait, tumble for

Etymology 1
Perhaps from nibbeln:.

Etymology 2
From nibble, punning on the homophony of byte and bite

Alternative forms

 * nybble

Noun

 * Finnish: näykkäisy


 * Portuguese: beliscar


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Verb

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