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Definition of nibbler in English: nibblernoun nɪb(ə)ləˈnib(ə)lər 1A person who habitually nibbles at food. Example sentencesExamples - Miss Lucy is something of a desultory eater - a nibbler, as it were - which means that mealtime can take upwards of forty-five minutes.
- He is a nibbler and is much more comfortable working the outside, rather than the inside, part of the plate.
- I've lost count of the times I have been stood at the carvery, carving succulent slices of rare beef when some pasty faced carrot nibbler says ‘What's the vegetarian option then?’
- Borrowing a trend popularized by the likes of Pizza Hut, it will be positioned as offering a fast, home-baked option for after-school nibblers and their friends.
- Hejazi gave a speech, which boomed from the speakers over the convocation mall, leaving cookie nibblers stunned.
- In fact, the portion was so small that I had to revert to an old trick to discourage other nibblers: coughing on the food.
- The menu caters to nibblers and hearty appetites alike.
- Although this could be seen as discrimination against the nibblers among us, it is nevertheless positive discrimination, and who am I to argue with that?
- ‘I am a confirmed nibbler,’ said one of the two girls, who were twins.
- A self-confessed nibbler, Di felt she had always been on the large side, and was a serial yo-yo dieter.
- Good morning and welcome to the program, which will be illuminating for night nibblers, like me for instance.
- The scene which appears most frequently in art shows the cook repelling boarders, beating off the tasters and nibblers who hover hopefully round his precious stewpot.
- Fleming's sweet and savory snacks (and everything is miniature and priced accordingly) are meant for Lieblingesque noshers, not dainty nibblers.
- Has she given her selection the full-on syrup-drowning treatment (not afraid to splurge), or do the scattered half-open jam packets indicate she's a nibbler (delicate, but with a mellow fruity finish)?
2A cutting tool in which a rapidly reciprocating punch knocks out a line of overlapping small holes from a metal sheet. Example sentencesExamples - For instance, I have a Zeith four-in-one clam bucket, and I can run any kind of hammer, drill, turn a 360 rotation, run a nibbler, drive piles.
- Drill a starter hole and use a hand nibbler like the Klein 76011B Nibbler Tool.
Rhymes dribbler, quibbler, scribbler Definition of nibbler in US English: nibblernounˈnib(ə)lər 1A person who habitually nibbles at food. Example sentencesExamples - Although this could be seen as discrimination against the nibblers among us, it is nevertheless positive discrimination, and who am I to argue with that?
- I've lost count of the times I have been stood at the carvery, carving succulent slices of rare beef when some pasty faced carrot nibbler says ‘What's the vegetarian option then?’
- He is a nibbler and is much more comfortable working the outside, rather than the inside, part of the plate.
- Fleming's sweet and savory snacks (and everything is miniature and priced accordingly) are meant for Lieblingesque noshers, not dainty nibblers.
- Hejazi gave a speech, which boomed from the speakers over the convocation mall, leaving cookie nibblers stunned.
- The scene which appears most frequently in art shows the cook repelling boarders, beating off the tasters and nibblers who hover hopefully round his precious stewpot.
- In fact, the portion was so small that I had to revert to an old trick to discourage other nibblers: coughing on the food.
- Borrowing a trend popularized by the likes of Pizza Hut, it will be positioned as offering a fast, home-baked option for after-school nibblers and their friends.
- Has she given her selection the full-on syrup-drowning treatment (not afraid to splurge), or do the scattered half-open jam packets indicate she's a nibbler (delicate, but with a mellow fruity finish)?
- ‘I am a confirmed nibbler,’ said one of the two girls, who were twins.
- Miss Lucy is something of a desultory eater - a nibbler, as it were - which means that mealtime can take upwards of forty-five minutes.
- Good morning and welcome to the program, which will be illuminating for night nibblers, like me for instance.
- A self-confessed nibbler, Di felt she had always been on the large side, and was a serial yo-yo dieter.
- The menu caters to nibblers and hearty appetites alike.
2A cutting tool in which a rapidly reciprocating punch knocks out a line of overlapping small holes from a metal sheet. Example sentencesExamples - For instance, I have a Zeith four-in-one clam bucket, and I can run any kind of hammer, drill, turn a 360 rotation, run a nibbler, drive piles.
- Drill a starter hole and use a hand nibbler like the Klein 76011B Nibbler Tool.
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