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nibbler
nib·ble N0093800 (nĭb′əl)v. nib·bled, nib·bling, nib·bles v.tr.1. To bite at gently and repeatedly.2. To eat with small, quick bites or in small morsels: nibble a cracker.3. To wear away or diminish bit by bit: "If you start compromising too early ... they nibble you to death" (People).v.intr. To take small or hesitant bites: fish nibbling at the bait.n.1. A very small quantity, especially of food; a morsel.2. The act or an instance of nibbling.
[Middle English nebyllen; akin to Low German nibbelen.]
nib′bler n.nibbler (ˈnɪblə) n1. a person, animal, or thing that nibbles2. (General Engineering) engineering a tool that cuts sheet material by a series of small rapidly reciprocating cutsThesaurus| Noun | 1. | nibbler - a biter who takes dainty repeated bitesbiter - someone who bites |
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