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    Nibble

    Definitions

    1 | verb | bite off very small pieces 2 | verb | bite gently 3 | verb | eat intermittently; take small bites of 4 | noun | a small byte 5 | noun | gentle biting (5 meanings)

    Pronunciation

    n'ibuhl (IPA: nˈɪbəl)

    Hyphenation

    nib-ble (6 letters | 2 syllables)

    First known use in English

    1500 (Late Middle ages | European Renaissance) (525 years ago)

    Word frequency history

    Inflected forms

    nibbled | nibbling | nibbles

    Synonyms

    pick | piece | nybble

    Broader terms

    bite | seize with teeth | eat | computer memory unit | chomp (total: 5)

    Rhymes

    dibble | dribble | kibble | quibble | scribble | sibyl (total: 6) (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Lexically close words

    dibble | kibble | nibbler | nobble

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Translations

    Spanish: | mordisquear (food) French: | grignoter (food) Portuguese: | mordiscar (food) | beliscar (food) German: | knabbern (food) Japanese: | 噛る (verb) | 囓る (verb) | 齧る (verb) | 食付く (verb) | 食いつく (verb) | 食い付く (verb) | 食らい付く (verb)

    Other notable uses

    nibble.net | nibble.info | nibble.biz

    Crossword puzzle clues

    Bitty bite | Eat like a rabbit | Just a bite (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    10 (International English) | 10 (North American English)

    Phone keypad digits

    (???) ?64-2253

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