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Definition of titbit in English: titbit(North American tidbit) noun ˈtɪtbɪt 1A small piece of tasty food. when you are out with your puppy always have a titbit in your pocket Example sentencesExamples - If the dog shows no aggression, reward it with a food tidbit or verbal praise.
- Conversing and enjoying tidbits of food is the core of the Spanish character.
- The beauty of dim sum is that lunch will involve no ordering, no waiting, just hot, tasty tidbits and a bottomless pot of restorative hot tea.
- I was tempted by one of the specials, braised pigeon, but the thought of all those plump pigeons in York's Parliament Street guzzling titbits of junk food from tourists put me off.
- He loved our little nieces and would gently take food tidbits from their fingers when they tried to feed him.
- For some reason they put me in mind of ravenous guests back at the resort, cruising the stacked buffet counters for the tastiest titbits at lunchtime.
- Nibbling on endless mazzas, I looked around me as we gorged on these tidbits of food.
- The menu reflects the current fad for small plates, but it does so in unusual and uncategorizable ways: Not strictly tapas or antipasti, these tidbits derive inspiration from around the globe.
- The famous Erdinger Weibbier beer was the star of the show and lots of great food was on offer including special German sausages and other tidbits that are traditional fare for Oktoberfest.
- The star-nosed mole, operating in the Stygian darkness of its burrow, can detect the presence of a tasty tidbit, such as an insect larva or tiny worm, determine that it is edible and gulp it down in half that time.
- Toy breeds tend to lose their teeth at an early age (sometimes as early as three years) but the avoidance of commercial treats and titbits will preserve them for as long as is possible.
- There are chocolates galore and delicious savoury titbits and the packaging alone looks good enough to eat.
- We have a ten-inch-wide deck railing in back of our house that is perfect for setting out tidbits of food for the birds.
- Environmental health officers hope the cotes will keep pigeons off the streets and discourage them from feeding on waste food and titbits offered by tourists.
- The public was very good to us, they brought us in food and titbits and so on.
- He gave me an amuse-gueule, a mini gazpacho, while I was in the kitchen, and a little orange jelly which was delicious, but those were Hunca Munca titbits, not serious nourishment.
- The fruit is to be canned in chunks, slices, titbits and juice.
- And, even though I am travelling tomorrow, I am now hot and sweaty after climbing up into the roof and putting the tasty tidbits up there to feed him.
- But no titbits of food - well, maybe just a couple of slithers of sliced chicken.
- Into the menu proper and next up are tidbits and finger food, all coming with Aloha's special table sauces.
Synonyms delicacy, tasty morsel, dainty, fancy, confection, bonne bouche, luxury, treat snack, nibble, savoury, appetizer informal goody, bite, little something North American tidbit archaic sweetmeat - 1.1 A small and particularly interesting item of gossip or information.
they were hoping for titbits about the family Example sentencesExamples - Our Charlie proved the most sought-after subject on the web after scurrilous allegations prompted a fact-starved UK public to scour the Net for tasty titbits.
- He gives some very good insight into the production of the film and mixes little tidbits of interesting information throughout.
- Witnesses have come forward and given certain tidbits that we piece together.
- But there has been some interesting information, some tidbits to really take away from this.
- Another tidbit: Fast food and obesity are not recent problems.
- I have agents in all sorts of places who feed me all kinds of interesting little tidbits of information.
- Now, add all those specialised magazines, and you have a virtual feast of news, gossip, tidbits, and more.
- There's only been two hours to pull out some tasty little tidbits, so bear with me as I produce daily reports.
- Such football titbits always float to the surface on third-round day which remains the best, most hectic, interesting and fun day of the season - and this one was even more frenetic than usual.
- There are lots of tidbits and sound bites from the convention.
- He once built a Contentville piece around a tidbit he found in a newsletter about Japanese baseball cards.
- I tend to remember things better if I have a little titbit of interesting information to go with it.
- However, both pieces had interesting tidbits that seem to be more interesting to me than to the writers of the pieces.
- The commentaries do more than provide interesting tidbits of academic celebrity gossip.
- To such an individual, everything is important - the little tidbits of information, news, gossip, and useless facts all are.
- The actors are also impressive; Cruise looks like a CEO and displays a cold, corporate attitude, dishing out philosophical tidbits to justify his actions.
- This new magazine promises to be filled with interesting information, timely tidbits, and relevant research updates.
- Moreover, never has any politician faced such a competitive media, hungry for big scoops and tasty tidbits.
- The first part is an interesting tidbit, and the second part, while not really surprising, also adds a piece to the puzzle.
- After all, in her 1993 autobiography she disclosed one or two juicier titbits contained in the files, which she was allowed to see soon after the Wall came down.
Synonyms piece of gossip, bit of scandal, juicy bit of gossip, juicy bit of news, scrap of information, morsel of information, item of information
Origin Mid 17th century (as tyd bit, tid-bit): from dialect tid 'tender' (of unknown origin) + bit1. |