Explore Nibble through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like bite or nybble. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Nibble meaning
- To take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites, of (something).
- To lightly bite (a person or animal, or part of their body), especially in a loving or playful manner; to nip.
- To make (a hole in something) through small bites.
Using Nibble
- The main meaning on this page is: To take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites, of (something). | To lightly bite (a person or animal, or part of their body), especially in a loving or playful manner; to nip. | To make (a hole in something) through small bites.
- Useful related words include: bite, nybble, computer memory unit, chomp.
- In the example corpus, nibble often appears in combinations such as: nibble on, to nibble, nibble at.
Context around Nibble
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 14 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nibble
- In this selection, "nibble" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, heard, owners, crappie, away, little and offers stand out and add context to how "nibble" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a crappie nibble or gulp and a little nibble out of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nibble" sits close to words such as aaryan, acrimony and akash, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nibble
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A voice is heard, “Nibble, nibble, little mouse. (8 words)
We can’t just nibble around the edges. (8 words)
Still aim to nibble on significant dips, not many of those lately. (12 words)
But when I rush home, ravenous and stressed after work, and there’s some in the refrigerator that I can heap onto my Wheat Thins and nibble with my glass of wine, I don’t miss Stilton nearly as much as I’d feared. (44 words)
It took Ewen close to two years to put together Nibble's intricate costume of worked leather and plate armour, but compared to some of his other creations, the half-orc is almost new. (34 words)
As restaurateur Michael Fegent prepares to open his sprawling Argentinian restaurant Casa Esquina in Balmain on Thursday, February 15, he has a nibble at recent controversial comments that the suburb is, well, boring. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
A voice is heard, “Nibble, nibble, little mouse.
To support these burgeoning business owners, Nibble offers the Nibble Entrepreneur Program, which provides business and culinary training to immigrants working to start a business.
Her mother’s deteriorating mental health ate away at her childhood, and we’re now watching it nibble at her still.
Nibble on homemade baked goods and sip hot drinks from the Bake Sale while shopping — guilt-free — all proceeds benefit La Selva Community Emergency Response Team.
Still aim to nibble on significant dips, not many of those lately.
They can chew or nibble on anything such as power cords, furniture, and upholsteries.
They then applied a modified version of a fundamentally random process called the Rödl nibble to cover most of the remaining subspaces.
Use Cubby Mini Mite with a crappie nibble or Gulp Minnow on a size 4 Aberdeen hook.
We grew attached to the croissant despite watching it fade away with every pick, nibble and bite.
As restaurateur Michael Fegent prepares to open his sprawling Argentinian restaurant Casa Esquina in Balmain on Thursday, February 15, he has a nibble at recent controversial comments that the suburb is, well, boring.
Come Saturday you might have a nibble, but you don’t want to have Thanksgiving 3.0.
Hungary wants a little nibble out of Western Ukraine with the Hungarian population.
It took Ewen close to two years to put together Nibble's intricate costume of worked leather and plate armour, but compared to some of his other creations, the half-orc is almost new.
Nibble away the chocolate based biscuit layer first and then eat away at the caramel topped with chocolate.
Still, they have managed to slightly nibble down the debt despite the smaller Arroyo acquisition and dividend payments.
These crabs dig burrows and also nibble away roots of the marsh grass pickleweed that holds dirt in place.
We can’t just nibble around the edges.
But when I rush home, ravenous and stressed after work, and there’s some in the refrigerator that I can heap onto my Wheat Thins and nibble with my glass of wine, I don’t miss Stilton nearly as much as I’d feared.
Direct encounters will range from having Doctor Fish nibble on the skin of heir hands’ skin to being able to put a gentle hand on invertebrates such as sea stars and crabs.
For instance, with regard to individual injury, you can share a few hints and rules after a fender bender or canine nibble.
Common combinations with nibble
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- nibble on 9×
- to nibble 8×
- nibble at 6×
- the nibble 3×
- nibble away 3×
- nibble nibble 2×
- nibble of 2×
- nibble or 2×
- has nibble 2×
- nibble around 2×