Definition of nibble in English:

nibble

verb ˈnɪb(ə)lˈnɪbəl

1with object Take small bites out of.
啃；一点点地咬（或吃）
he nibbled a biscuit
他坐在那里啃一块饼干。
no object she nibbled at her food
她小口地吃着食物。
Example sentencesExamples
- So after feeding Alex and getting her dressed, we wandered onto the loggia: me, to do my exercises; her, to nibble on her digestif cracker and enjoy the fresh morning air.
- The waiter is going to get just one more positive mention since he bought me a complimentary almond tuille from the in-house organic bakery, to nibble on whilst everyone else finished up with coffee.
- Before you nosh on your order, you get to nibble on thin and crispy poppadums brushed with ghee, made even yummier when used to scoop up diced pickled carrots sprinkled with black sesame.
- Next I nibble on the chocolate cookie, reminding myself of the rabbit I had when I was younger.
- I was still nibbling the biscuits as I left for the gym, so was fairly pleased when I weighed myself there to find that I'd dropped 8.5kg in the last two weeks.
- I sat nervously nibbling a biscuit and waiting for her response.
- She broke a cookie in half and nibbled at the edges.
- In addition, nearly 20 per cent kept something to nibble on - a wedding cake, a pork pie and Chinese herbal tablets were among foodstuffs found.
- We sipped tea and nibbled biscuits at her white lacy table.
- If you suffer from morning sickness, try the following home remedies: nibble on a ginger biscuit before getting up and try to eat a little something often - perhaps a biscuit, oatcake or crispbread.
- Also, fill baggies with your fave snacks so you'll have stuff to nibble on when you get the munchies (pack enough to share).
- I assumed these were for guests, to nibble on while they waited, but I still picked up a few, from time to time, on my way out.
- There it's used as a palate cleanser between bites, but I like to nibble on it all the time at home.
- In the afternoons, one can visit local gardens, play croquet, sit amidst the blooming azaleas, nibble on some Devonshire tea, and adamantly wish for a quick death.
- If you are a nut fan like me pistachios are a great buy as they are low in saturated fat and naturally cholesterol free - great served in fruit salad, added to mixed vegetables, rice pasta or couscous or just on hand to nibble on.
- My poor peppers and chillies look miserably like they've been nibbled at, except there isn't actually any leaf missing.
- Grey-skinned office refugees fill Edmonton's Churchill Square, the bright midday sun forcing them to squint as they nibble on their pallid tuna sandwiches.
- Though you nibble on just two or three cookies at a time, the night always ends with a box as empty as the 1,440 cookie calories you consumed.
- And there'd better be something to drink - at least something small to nibble on, depending on the hour of the night or morning.
- It's a good idea also to pack a snack of cheese and biscuits to nibble on between wineries - and if you can persuade a teetotal friend to drive you so much the better!
Synonyms
take small bites (from), pick (at), gnaw (at), peck at, pick over, eat listlessly, toy with, eat like a bird
taste, sample
eat between meals, graze (on)
informal snack on
1. 1.1no object Eat frequently in small amounts.
  I put on weight because I was constantly nibbling
  Example sentencesExamples
  One of the high points for me was standing at the squirrel feeding station and watching two red squirrels, one still young, playing and nibbling without a worry - a rare treat these days.
  The kitchen's been abuzz with everybody chopping, nibbling and stirring pots.
  All the tables outside pubs will already have been hijacked by extended families nibbling and picnicking, which is just unpleasant.
  The soup is also filling me up, which is a good thing, as it means I'm not nibbling through the afternoon.
  There is kitchen fare perfect for late-night nibbling, and a very substantial brunch buffet every Sunday.
  Rats and guinea pigs nibble and graze continuously without well-defined meal times.
  Feeding on the growth of after work drinking and nibbling, chicken appetizers are gaining strength based on contemporary Mexican and Asian recipes.
2. 1.2 Gently bite at (a part of the body), especially amorously or nervously.
  （尤指挑逗性地或紧张地）轻咬（身体某部位）
  Sebastian was nibbling Gloria's ear
  Example sentencesExamples
  Bending his head, he nibbled Inger's right ear playfully.
  He nibbled her ear and made her blushed and squeal.
  The pencil in his hand began to sketch on its own accord, tracing the lovely line of her nose, and forming lips that begged to be nibbled at.
  He then moved toward her ear, nibbling it gently.
  She nibbled at his lips, playfully, until he grinned.
  Joss nibbled on her bottom lip, staring ahead as she mentally cursed the stupid L.A. traffic.
  She nervously nibbled at one of her finger nails.
  She nibbled his ear and kissed his neck.
  It went on Andrea shoulders and nibbled her ear affectionately.
  ‘I really need to get to art,’ I said, nibbling my lower lip as I worried she wouldn't let me go.
  Ford spends too much time nibbling Pfeiffer's ears.
  The dog, encouraged, licked and nibbled the boy's ears.
  Raina kept making sideways glances at Dylan and nibbled on her bottom lip in contemplation.
  Or grow out those nails when you've been nibbling at them for years.
  Nevertheless, I enjoyed the attention and liked it even more when she started to nibble my left ear lobe.
  She nibbled nervously on her lower lip, continuing to jog mindlessly.
  Running his hands through the strands, he nibbled Jace's ear lovingly.
  PJ was the first to be ‘evicted’ for nibbling Helen's ears, Craig was turfed out for gnawing the cage, and Penny was thrown out for pinching food rations.
  He nibbles your fingers gently.
  Almost immediately Tink fluttered down beside me and nibbled my ear affectionately.
  Synonyms
  peck, nip, bite
3. 1.3no object Gradually erode or diminish.
  〈喻〉蚕食
  inflation was nibbling away at spending power
  通货膨胀正在蚕食着消费力。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But so far I've managed to keep the fear from nibbling at my sanity.
  About a billion tiny things are nibbling at me today.
  On it goes, year after remorseless year, nibbling away at savings, forcing more and ever more stringent economies on the individual until the point is reached at which there are no more economies to be made.
  A woman's right to choose has been nibbled at to where the danger exists that before long, there will be no right left at all.
  MR and Eleanor go into the last week way out in front of the field, Eleanor has been nibbling at MR's lead, can she make a push for the top spot?
  But the scene nags at me, nibbling away at the edges of my subconscious, until suddenly it has pushed its way right to the front, as if trying to draw attention to its own relevance.
  When it comes to nibbling away at political institutions, this 30-strong musical troupe is right at the coalface.
  Dow noted that the Supreme Court was already nibbling away at the death penalty.
  Unfortunately, there is not enough money or park staff to stop the poaching and illegal timbering that are nibbling at the edges of the rain forest.
  The majority of ministers are being nibbled at by the last group.
  Villages thrive everywhere nibbling away at the remaining waters.
  The losses are nibbling away at Bradford's importance as a health centre.
  Well, the president has been nibbling on the edges of this one.
  Now, the sun was nibbling away at the clouds, helped by the great solar panel beneath.
  Changes made by the committees really amount to nibbling at the margins.
  The upstart free Web browser Firefox nibbled away more ground from Microsoft over the past month and now has a market share of nearly 5 percent, a research firm said on Tuesday.
  Sectarian strife, banditry, theft and moral corruption have been nibbling at the soul of our country for quite some time now.
  That is, some of the earlier guests talked about nibbling away Roe v Wade and other decisions at the edges, that that was only marginal.
  We all have green goblins, those nagging wee voices nibbling away at our fraying self-esteem and confidence.
  Divya Sreedharan asks BDA commissioner M.N.Vidyashankar why they are nibbling hungrily at the green space in the guise of urbanisation.
2informal no object Show cautious interest in a commercial opportunity.
〈喻〉（对计划或建议）表现出谨慎的兴趣
there's an American agent nibbling
有个美国的代理商表现出谨慎的兴趣。
Example sentencesExamples
- The irony of English papers nibbling into the Scottish press is that it is happening at a time when Scotland is enjoying the novelty of having its own Parliament.
- Now, if you have that diversified, broad portfolio, only after that do you start to nibble at individual stocks and try to play these opportunities that we see in the market.
- One such outfit that is nibbling at Pentamedia's talent and market is Total Infotainment Ltd, Chennai.
- If the editor nibbles, write the article to word count specification and email it to whatever address they told you to send it.
- Yet even with housing sales and prices cooling off and online competitors nibbling at the situation's vacant revenues, he is looking to acquire more newspapers.
- Yes, a few are able to nibble at the important trends of the future but not feed directly enough.
- Venture capitalists may still be interested in Trinity - but they are more likely to swallow it whole than start nibbling at the edges.

noun ˈnɪb(ə)lˈnɪbəl

1An act or instance of nibbling.
啃；一点点地咬；轻咬
I'm distracted by a nibble on my line
Example sentencesExamples
- Yesterday, the stylus of an observatory seismograph continued to jiggle every few seconds like the end of a fishing rod reacting to nibbles.
- Meanwhile, just down the river, a white father and son are fishing for food and not getting a nibble.
- A mile off the Ft. Lauderdale coast, mom and daughter dropped their baited lines, hoping for a nibble from grouper or triggerfish to take home for dinner.
- I skipped starters and had the goulash soup instead, but had a nibble at the other two's plates.
- We drifting around for a bit, moving from spot to spot trying to find some poor fish that would be stumped by our dying worms and take a bigger bite that just a nibble.
- It means drawing a baited line through the water and waiting for a nibble.
- With a teasing nibble to Shanza's earlobe, he trailed feather soft kisses down her jaw-line.
- I think the jury system is going to survive, with nibbles taken out of it.
- We even dived into the waters of the Blue Lagoon Caves, only to be driven out again by the irritating nibbles of water-fleas.
- The thing about nibbles is that no matter how tiny they are, each takes a bite out of one's credibility.
- And he proceeded to tickle her with nibbles up and down her wrist and fingers.
- Just a nibble on a Rich Tea biscuit in the morning would soon banish the malaise.
- You have to rely on senses and a vague idea about what a fish eating a worm feels like through the line, and what it looks like as the nibble bends the tip of your rod.
- Like Lawson, she responds with semi-delirium to certain tastes, and makes breathless lowing noises between nibbles.
- For those of us hopeless optimists for whom every nibble is surely an interested salmon, the fly can seem sterile.
- It was very relaxing to watch the boats go by with their night lanterns on and on occasion feel the nibble from the fishing rod hoping you would catch the big one.
- He said anyone who goes through what he did without even getting a nibble from a fish on his line deserves his money back.
- She was giggling, occasionally giving him a kiss, a nibble.
- The dismantling of misconceptions and hype often starts not with a lacerating bite, but with tiny nibbles that are easy to ignore, laugh at and explain away.
Synonyms
bite, gnaw, peck, taste
1. 1.1 A small piece of food bitten off.
  （咬下的）少量食物
  I took a nibble from one of the sandwiches
  Example sentencesExamples
  I nodded, taking a nibble of dressing covered lettuce.
  Under the broken birdhouse a mouse plays with a nibble of yesterday's bread.
  Or at least I would have spluttered over my cornflakes if I could eat cornflakes, or toast, or even a nibble of a Rich Tea biscuit.
  They wanted an easy way to take a few nibbles at a time, a strategy that lets them maintain their energy levels over the course of a long ride.
  We went out for brunch because Libby mentioned she was starving, having only had a nibble of the breakfast Pam's mom had cooked.
  When confronted with a waffle for the first time, Sugar sniffs delicately and digests a tiny nibble.
  I had a nibble of the duck meat, which had a lovely shadow of sweetness - a great combination of ingredients.
  Gaup and Mai join our group and after being introduced they try their first nibble of Japanese food.
  One nibble of lettuce and you were instantly disqualified.
  I discovered this when she was about 16 months old, after letting her have a nibble from the corner of a premium plus cracker with peanut butter on it.
  Holding it back for a moment as if it would somehow take a bite of her, carefully she took a small nibble of it.
  And every year my darling little niece has the smallest of nibbles, tells me it's lovely and goes and spits it out in the upstairs loo when she thinks I'm not looking.
  A nibble here, a little slice there, it was all gone in about a minute.
  Nonetheless I liked this dish - or the nibble of it I was allowed.
  I had a nibble when she wasn't looking, which wasn't often.
  Lander just stared at her openly and played with the third strawberry in between his fingers before taking a nibble of the fruit.
  That way not only do you set off the alarm if you leave the store without visiting the cashier, but you also can't take any nibbles before you pay up.
  I had a couple of nibbles in the Shoreditch Shish - because let's face it, I'm a creature of habit, and if I leave North London for East, I like to eat in the same place.
  Synonyms
  morsel, mouthful, bite, crumb, grain
  snack, titbit, a little something, canapé, hors d'oeuvre, bonne bouche
  refreshments
2. 1.2nibblesinformal Small savoury snacks, typically eaten before a meal or with drinks.
  〈非正式〉（尤指餐前或下酒的）开胃菜
  cheesy nibbles
  Example sentencesExamples
  My father, being a senior consultant in a busy hospital, dragged us around the wards to spread good tidings to patients and to munch the array of nibbles in the nurses' rooms.
  Hopefully there was a stopover at Jim's Place, Stuart's Well, for hot toddies and nibbles, the last sign of running water for a while and maybe Dinky, the resident dingo, crooned a special early song for them all.
  And I bet they serve cheesy nibbles and M & S roulade.
  There is also a vast range of complimentary nibbles left in each room, such as tablet, shortbread and fruitcake; all home-made and all delicious.
  I rather like that idea, that a tray of tasty little nibbles might be passed around in the middle of the service. Maybe offering some light refreshments during church services would be a good idea.
  We were at Jacqui & Ian's house last night and as nibbles they had bought a Sainsburys product called ‘Chips and Dips’.
  Sipping a sundowner and tucking into homemade nibbles on one of the islands in the river before returning after dark to a hot shower under the stars was an unforgettable experience.
  We cleaned Sainsbury's out of booze and party food, so when the guests, mostly Cello's colleagues, started to arrive, they were greeted by a table groaning with nibbles and intoxicants.
  After the business was finished members had nibbles and their customary glass of wine.
  Seated at long, wooden tables and benches, with cursory nibbles and an endless supply of dry and medium delights, you'll find this is a great place to meet new best friends - for as long as the tasting lasts at least.
  We could maybe build a robot like Elliott, but it would have a terrible time, paralysed by indecision and pretty useless at bringing us the right bowl of nibbles when we needed it.
  But instead of resorting to the sort of supermarket canapés that are served with inevitable monotony at so many parties, why not opt for home-made nibbles, which also work out far cheaper.
  There's a candle-lit Garden in summer and the 1894 Food and Wine Cellar for wines by the glass and deluxe nibbles under more candles, barrels and bare brickwork every night.
  Tickets are £5 each, and will include a memento of the occasion and a finger buffet / nibbles.
  Keep your distance from the nibbles, buffet table or food table.
  The food is simple but good, usually a formidable steak from MacEwans Meats on 17th Avenue S.W., cooked by you to your liking and served with various nibbles from the Italian market.
  Entry fee of $25 per team includes lunch and after game nibbles.
  They promise free wine and festive nibbles and 10% off everything.
  The next three floors are a whirl of bedrooms, bathrooms and dressing rooms before we arrive at the drawing room, which has its own kitchen area so that the staff don't have to slog up the stairs with the pre-dinner nibbles.
  The book launch itself was a study in Wellington writers and readers: equal parts present, they filled up the bookshop until there was no elbow room at all and the staff serving nibbles had to hold the trays high above their heads.
  Synonyms
  snack, light meal, something to eat, mouthful, soupçon, nibbles, titbit, savoury, appetizer
2informal A show of interest in a commercial opportunity.
〈非正式〉对商业机会感兴趣的表示
I had been trying to unload my apartment for weeks without even a nibble
Example sentencesExamples
- A couple of the crumbs that materialized in the last year seemed substantial and nourishing at first nibble.
- In failing to make a loan deal with Hearts permanent during the summer, he is the man who may have turned down the chance of a banquet for whatever nibbles might come the way of Gordon Chisholm's men this week, and, it is to be hoped, beyond.
- Of course, waaaayyy back when Mike was a prepster, the best a running QB could do was a nibble from Va. Tech.
- We got a lot of interest, a few nibbles, but ultimately no bites.
- Sticking with edibles, food manufacturers may be worth a nibble too.
- So Gibson might have expected a few nibbles from the major studios for his latest historical epic.
- I might as well have stayed in bed - there was not a single nibble.
- But in a statement today the Basingstoke telco said that while it's had a nibble, it's unlikely to amount to much.
- A few optimistic investors may have decided to take the old standard on board and take a nibble at foods company Greencore, as market speculation round the stock intensified last week.
- I've had some nibbles on book deals and I'll look into that, too.
- Please let me know if you have any ideas or job nibbles.
- Aspac officials are encouraged by nibbles from baseball, volleyball and rugby teams, a healthy sign some of the best may be back.
- If you don't get a nibble, write for newsletters.
- Marshall has gotten a few nibbles of interest, and some of his pupils have been signed, though most pitching coaches try to undo what he has taught.

Origin

Late 15th century: probably of Low German or Dutch origin; compare with Low German nibbeln 'gnaw'.

Rhymes

dibble, dribble, fribble, Gribble, kibble, quibble, scribble

Definition of nibble in US English:

nibble

verbˈnibəlˈnɪbəl

1Take small bites out of.
啃；一点点地咬（或吃）
no object she nibbled at her food
她小口地吃着食物。
with object he sat nibbling a cookie
Example sentencesExamples
- She broke a cookie in half and nibbled at the edges.
- Grey-skinned office refugees fill Edmonton's Churchill Square, the bright midday sun forcing them to squint as they nibble on their pallid tuna sandwiches.
- The waiter is going to get just one more positive mention since he bought me a complimentary almond tuille from the in-house organic bakery, to nibble on whilst everyone else finished up with coffee.
- Though you nibble on just two or three cookies at a time, the night always ends with a box as empty as the 1,440 cookie calories you consumed.
- If you are a nut fan like me pistachios are a great buy as they are low in saturated fat and naturally cholesterol free - great served in fruit salad, added to mixed vegetables, rice pasta or couscous or just on hand to nibble on.
- If you suffer from morning sickness, try the following home remedies: nibble on a ginger biscuit before getting up and try to eat a little something often - perhaps a biscuit, oatcake or crispbread.
- Next I nibble on the chocolate cookie, reminding myself of the rabbit I had when I was younger.
- I assumed these were for guests, to nibble on while they waited, but I still picked up a few, from time to time, on my way out.
- We sipped tea and nibbled biscuits at her white lacy table.
- So after feeding Alex and getting her dressed, we wandered onto the loggia: me, to do my exercises; her, to nibble on her digestif cracker and enjoy the fresh morning air.
- In the afternoons, one can visit local gardens, play croquet, sit amidst the blooming azaleas, nibble on some Devonshire tea, and adamantly wish for a quick death.
- It's a good idea also to pack a snack of cheese and biscuits to nibble on between wineries - and if you can persuade a teetotal friend to drive you so much the better!
- I was still nibbling the biscuits as I left for the gym, so was fairly pleased when I weighed myself there to find that I'd dropped 8.5kg in the last two weeks.
- There it's used as a palate cleanser between bites, but I like to nibble on it all the time at home.
- In addition, nearly 20 per cent kept something to nibble on - a wedding cake, a pork pie and Chinese herbal tablets were among foodstuffs found.
- Also, fill baggies with your fave snacks so you'll have stuff to nibble on when you get the munchies (pack enough to share).
- My poor peppers and chillies look miserably like they've been nibbled at, except there isn't actually any leaf missing.
- And there'd better be something to drink - at least something small to nibble on, depending on the hour of the night or morning.
- I sat nervously nibbling a biscuit and waiting for her response.
- Before you nosh on your order, you get to nibble on thin and crispy poppadums brushed with ghee, made even yummier when used to scoop up diced pickled carrots sprinkled with black sesame.
Synonyms
take small bites, take small bites from, pick, pick at, gnaw, gnaw at, peck at, pick over, eat listlessly, toy with, eat like a bird
1. 1.1no object Eat in small amounts, especially between meals.
  （尤指两餐间）断断续续吃少量东西
  Example sentencesExamples
  Feeding on the growth of after work drinking and nibbling, chicken appetizers are gaining strength based on contemporary Mexican and Asian recipes.
  The soup is also filling me up, which is a good thing, as it means I'm not nibbling through the afternoon.
  There is kitchen fare perfect for late-night nibbling, and a very substantial brunch buffet every Sunday.
  All the tables outside pubs will already have been hijacked by extended families nibbling and picnicking, which is just unpleasant.
  One of the high points for me was standing at the squirrel feeding station and watching two red squirrels, one still young, playing and nibbling without a worry - a rare treat these days.
  Rats and guinea pigs nibble and graze continuously without well-defined meal times.
  The kitchen's been abuzz with everybody chopping, nibbling and stirring pots.
2. 1.2 Gently bite at (a part of the body), especially amorously or nervously.
  （尤指挑逗性地或紧张地）轻咬（身体某部位）
  with object Tamar nibbled her bottom lip
  塔玛轻咬着她的下嘴唇。
  no object he nibbled at her earlobe
  他轻咬着她的耳垂。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Nevertheless, I enjoyed the attention and liked it even more when she started to nibble my left ear lobe.
  He nibbled her ear and made her blushed and squeal.
  Bending his head, he nibbled Inger's right ear playfully.
  Raina kept making sideways glances at Dylan and nibbled on her bottom lip in contemplation.
  Ford spends too much time nibbling Pfeiffer's ears.
  She nibbled at his lips, playfully, until he grinned.
  He nibbles your fingers gently.
  He then moved toward her ear, nibbling it gently.
  Running his hands through the strands, he nibbled Jace's ear lovingly.
  ‘I really need to get to art,’ I said, nibbling my lower lip as I worried she wouldn't let me go.
  She nibbled nervously on her lower lip, continuing to jog mindlessly.
  Almost immediately Tink fluttered down beside me and nibbled my ear affectionately.
  She nervously nibbled at one of her finger nails.
  She nibbled his ear and kissed his neck.
  It went on Andrea shoulders and nibbled her ear affectionately.
  The dog, encouraged, licked and nibbled the boy's ears.
  Joss nibbled on her bottom lip, staring ahead as she mentally cursed the stupid L.A. traffic.
  The pencil in his hand began to sketch on its own accord, tracing the lovely line of her nose, and forming lips that begged to be nibbled at.
  PJ was the first to be ‘evicted’ for nibbling Helen's ears, Craig was turfed out for gnawing the cage, and Penny was thrown out for pinching food rations.
  Or grow out those nails when you've been nibbling at them for years.
  Synonyms
  peck, nip, bite
3. 1.3 Gradually erode or eat away.
  〈喻〉蚕食
  no object inflation was nibbling away at spending power
  通货膨胀正在蚕食着消费力。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The losses are nibbling away at Bradford's importance as a health centre.
  We all have green goblins, those nagging wee voices nibbling away at our fraying self-esteem and confidence.
  That is, some of the earlier guests talked about nibbling away Roe v Wade and other decisions at the edges, that that was only marginal.
  When it comes to nibbling away at political institutions, this 30-strong musical troupe is right at the coalface.
  On it goes, year after remorseless year, nibbling away at savings, forcing more and ever more stringent economies on the individual until the point is reached at which there are no more economies to be made.
  But the scene nags at me, nibbling away at the edges of my subconscious, until suddenly it has pushed its way right to the front, as if trying to draw attention to its own relevance.
  Unfortunately, there is not enough money or park staff to stop the poaching and illegal timbering that are nibbling at the edges of the rain forest.
  Dow noted that the Supreme Court was already nibbling away at the death penalty.
  Changes made by the committees really amount to nibbling at the margins.
  Well, the president has been nibbling on the edges of this one.
  MR and Eleanor go into the last week way out in front of the field, Eleanor has been nibbling at MR's lead, can she make a push for the top spot?
  Now, the sun was nibbling away at the clouds, helped by the great solar panel beneath.
  The upstart free Web browser Firefox nibbled away more ground from Microsoft over the past month and now has a market share of nearly 5 percent, a research firm said on Tuesday.
  But so far I've managed to keep the fear from nibbling at my sanity.
  The majority of ministers are being nibbled at by the last group.
  Divya Sreedharan asks BDA commissioner M.N.Vidyashankar why they are nibbling hungrily at the green space in the guise of urbanisation.
  Villages thrive everywhere nibbling away at the remaining waters.
  Sectarian strife, banditry, theft and moral corruption have been nibbling at the soul of our country for quite some time now.
  About a billion tiny things are nibbling at me today.
  A woman's right to choose has been nibbled at to where the danger exists that before long, there will be no right left at all.
2informal no object Show cautious interest in a project or proposal.
〈喻〉（对计划或建议）表现出谨慎的兴趣
there's a New York agent nibbling
有个美国的代理商表现出谨慎的兴趣。
Example sentencesExamples
- If the editor nibbles, write the article to word count specification and email it to whatever address they told you to send it.
- Yes, a few are able to nibble at the important trends of the future but not feed directly enough.
- Venture capitalists may still be interested in Trinity - but they are more likely to swallow it whole than start nibbling at the edges.
- The irony of English papers nibbling into the Scottish press is that it is happening at a time when Scotland is enjoying the novelty of having its own Parliament.
- One such outfit that is nibbling at Pentamedia's talent and market is Total Infotainment Ltd, Chennai.
- Yet even with housing sales and prices cooling off and online competitors nibbling at the situation's vacant revenues, he is looking to acquire more newspapers.
- Now, if you have that diversified, broad portfolio, only after that do you start to nibble at individual stocks and try to play these opportunities that we see in the market.

nounˈnibəlˈnɪbəl

1An instance of nibbling something.
啃；一点点地咬；轻咬
Example sentencesExamples
- A mile off the Ft. Lauderdale coast, mom and daughter dropped their baited lines, hoping for a nibble from grouper or triggerfish to take home for dinner.
- He said anyone who goes through what he did without even getting a nibble from a fish on his line deserves his money back.
- You have to rely on senses and a vague idea about what a fish eating a worm feels like through the line, and what it looks like as the nibble bends the tip of your rod.
- She was giggling, occasionally giving him a kiss, a nibble.
- It was very relaxing to watch the boats go by with their night lanterns on and on occasion feel the nibble from the fishing rod hoping you would catch the big one.
- Yesterday, the stylus of an observatory seismograph continued to jiggle every few seconds like the end of a fishing rod reacting to nibbles.
- The dismantling of misconceptions and hype often starts not with a lacerating bite, but with tiny nibbles that are easy to ignore, laugh at and explain away.
- Like Lawson, she responds with semi-delirium to certain tastes, and makes breathless lowing noises between nibbles.
- We drifting around for a bit, moving from spot to spot trying to find some poor fish that would be stumped by our dying worms and take a bigger bite that just a nibble.
- I think the jury system is going to survive, with nibbles taken out of it.
- For those of us hopeless optimists for whom every nibble is surely an interested salmon, the fly can seem sterile.
- With a teasing nibble to Shanza's earlobe, he trailed feather soft kisses down her jaw-line.
- It means drawing a baited line through the water and waiting for a nibble.
- And he proceeded to tickle her with nibbles up and down her wrist and fingers.
- The thing about nibbles is that no matter how tiny they are, each takes a bite out of one's credibility.
- I skipped starters and had the goulash soup instead, but had a nibble at the other two's plates.
- Just a nibble on a Rich Tea biscuit in the morning would soon banish the malaise.
- Meanwhile, just down the river, a white father and son are fishing for food and not getting a nibble.
- We even dived into the waters of the Blue Lagoon Caves, only to be driven out again by the irritating nibbles of water-fleas.
Synonyms
bite, gnaw, peck, taste
1. 1.1 A small piece of food bitten off.
  （咬下的）少量食物
  Example sentencesExamples
  Gaup and Mai join our group and after being introduced they try their first nibble of Japanese food.
  I had a nibble when she wasn't looking, which wasn't often.
  A nibble here, a little slice there, it was all gone in about a minute.
  That way not only do you set off the alarm if you leave the store without visiting the cashier, but you also can't take any nibbles before you pay up.
  I discovered this when she was about 16 months old, after letting her have a nibble from the corner of a premium plus cracker with peanut butter on it.
  Holding it back for a moment as if it would somehow take a bite of her, carefully she took a small nibble of it.
  They wanted an easy way to take a few nibbles at a time, a strategy that lets them maintain their energy levels over the course of a long ride.
  Or at least I would have spluttered over my cornflakes if I could eat cornflakes, or toast, or even a nibble of a Rich Tea biscuit.
  Nonetheless I liked this dish - or the nibble of it I was allowed.
  We went out for brunch because Libby mentioned she was starving, having only had a nibble of the breakfast Pam's mom had cooked.
  One nibble of lettuce and you were instantly disqualified.
  I had a couple of nibbles in the Shoreditch Shish - because let's face it, I'm a creature of habit, and if I leave North London for East, I like to eat in the same place.
  When confronted with a waffle for the first time, Sugar sniffs delicately and digests a tiny nibble.
  I had a nibble of the duck meat, which had a lovely shadow of sweetness - a great combination of ingredients.
  And every year my darling little niece has the smallest of nibbles, tells me it's lovely and goes and spits it out in the upstairs loo when she thinks I'm not looking.
  Lander just stared at her openly and played with the third strawberry in between his fingers before taking a nibble of the fruit.
  Under the broken birdhouse a mouse plays with a nibble of yesterday's bread.
  I nodded, taking a nibble of dressing covered lettuce.
  Synonyms
  morsel, mouthful, bite, crumb, grain
2. 1.2nibblesinformal Small savory snacks, typically eaten before a meal or with drinks.
  〈非正式〉（尤指餐前或下酒的）开胃菜
  Example sentencesExamples
  Tickets are £5 each, and will include a memento of the occasion and a finger buffet / nibbles.
  There is also a vast range of complimentary nibbles left in each room, such as tablet, shortbread and fruitcake; all home-made and all delicious.
  Hopefully there was a stopover at Jim's Place, Stuart's Well, for hot toddies and nibbles, the last sign of running water for a while and maybe Dinky, the resident dingo, crooned a special early song for them all.
  Keep your distance from the nibbles, buffet table or food table.
  The book launch itself was a study in Wellington writers and readers: equal parts present, they filled up the bookshop until there was no elbow room at all and the staff serving nibbles had to hold the trays high above their heads.
  Sipping a sundowner and tucking into homemade nibbles on one of the islands in the river before returning after dark to a hot shower under the stars was an unforgettable experience.
  We were at Jacqui & Ian's house last night and as nibbles they had bought a Sainsburys product called ‘Chips and Dips’.
  And I bet they serve cheesy nibbles and M & S roulade.
  After the business was finished members had nibbles and their customary glass of wine.
  Entry fee of $25 per team includes lunch and after game nibbles.
  The next three floors are a whirl of bedrooms, bathrooms and dressing rooms before we arrive at the drawing room, which has its own kitchen area so that the staff don't have to slog up the stairs with the pre-dinner nibbles.
  We could maybe build a robot like Elliott, but it would have a terrible time, paralysed by indecision and pretty useless at bringing us the right bowl of nibbles when we needed it.
  But instead of resorting to the sort of supermarket canapés that are served with inevitable monotony at so many parties, why not opt for home-made nibbles, which also work out far cheaper.
  I rather like that idea, that a tray of tasty little nibbles might be passed around in the middle of the service. Maybe offering some light refreshments during church services would be a good idea.
  We cleaned Sainsbury's out of booze and party food, so when the guests, mostly Cello's colleagues, started to arrive, they were greeted by a table groaning with nibbles and intoxicants.
  The food is simple but good, usually a formidable steak from MacEwans Meats on 17th Avenue S.W., cooked by you to your liking and served with various nibbles from the Italian market.
  They promise free wine and festive nibbles and 10% off everything.
  There's a candle-lit Garden in summer and the 1894 Food and Wine Cellar for wines by the glass and deluxe nibbles under more candles, barrels and bare brickwork every night.
  Seated at long, wooden tables and benches, with cursory nibbles and an endless supply of dry and medium delights, you'll find this is a great place to meet new best friends - for as long as the tasting lasts at least.
  My father, being a senior consultant in a busy hospital, dragged us around the wards to spread good tidings to patients and to munch the array of nibbles in the nurses' rooms.
  Synonyms
  snack, light meal, something to eat, mouthful, soupçon, nibbles, titbit, savoury, appetizer
2informal An expression of cautious interest in a project or proposal.
〈喻〉（对计划或建议）表现出谨慎的兴趣
now and then she gets a nibble, but no one will commit to an interview
Example sentencesExamples
- But in a statement today the Basingstoke telco said that while it's had a nibble, it's unlikely to amount to much.
- Sticking with edibles, food manufacturers may be worth a nibble too.
- We got a lot of interest, a few nibbles, but ultimately no bites.
- Marshall has gotten a few nibbles of interest, and some of his pupils have been signed, though most pitching coaches try to undo what he has taught.
- Aspac officials are encouraged by nibbles from baseball, volleyball and rugby teams, a healthy sign some of the best may be back.
- I might as well have stayed in bed - there was not a single nibble.
- A few optimistic investors may have decided to take the old standard on board and take a nibble at foods company Greencore, as market speculation round the stock intensified last week.
- In failing to make a loan deal with Hearts permanent during the summer, he is the man who may have turned down the chance of a banquet for whatever nibbles might come the way of Gordon Chisholm's men this week, and, it is to be hoped, beyond.
- So Gibson might have expected a few nibbles from the major studios for his latest historical epic.
- I've had some nibbles on book deals and I'll look into that, too.
- Please let me know if you have any ideas or job nibbles.
- Of course, waaaayyy back when Mike was a prepster, the best a running QB could do was a nibble from Va. Tech.
- If you don't get a nibble, write for newsletters.
- A couple of the crumbs that materialized in the last year seemed substantial and nourishing at first nibble.

Origin

Late 15th century: probably of Low German or Dutch origin; compare with Low German nibbeln ‘gnaw’.

词汇	nibble
释义	Definition of nibble in English: nibble verb ˈnɪb(ə)lˈnɪbəl 1with object Take small bites out of. 啃；一点点地咬（或吃） he nibbled a biscuit 他坐在那里啃一块饼干。 no object she nibbled at her food 她小口地吃着食物。 Example sentencesExamples So after feeding Alex and getting her dressed, we wandered onto the loggia: me, to do my exercises; her, to nibble on her digestif cracker and enjoy the fresh morning air. The waiter is going to get just one more positive mention since he bought me a complimentary almond tuille from the in-house organic bakery, to nibble on whilst everyone else finished up with coffee. Before you nosh on your order, you get to nibble on thin and crispy poppadums brushed with ghee, made even yummier when used to scoop up diced pickled carrots sprinkled with black sesame. Next I nibble on the chocolate cookie, reminding myself of the rabbit I had when I was younger. I was still nibbling the biscuits as I left for the gym, so was fairly pleased when I weighed myself there to find that I'd dropped 8.5kg in the last two weeks. I sat nervously nibbling a biscuit and waiting for her response. She broke a cookie in half and nibbled at the edges. In addition, nearly 20 per cent kept something to nibble on - a wedding cake, a pork pie and Chinese herbal tablets were among foodstuffs found. We sipped tea and nibbled biscuits at her white lacy table. If you suffer from morning sickness, try the following home remedies: nibble on a ginger biscuit before getting up and try to eat a little something often - perhaps a biscuit, oatcake or crispbread. Also, fill baggies with your fave snacks so you'll have stuff to nibble on when you get the munchies (pack enough to share). I assumed these were for guests, to nibble on while they waited, but I still picked up a few, from time to time, on my way out. There it's used as a palate cleanser between bites, but I like to nibble on it all the time at home. In the afternoons, one can visit local gardens, play croquet, sit amidst the blooming azaleas, nibble on some Devonshire tea, and adamantly wish for a quick death. If you are a nut fan like me pistachios are a great buy as they are low in saturated fat and naturally cholesterol free - great served in fruit salad, added to mixed vegetables, rice pasta or couscous or just on hand to nibble on. My poor peppers and chillies look miserably like they've been nibbled at, except there isn't actually any leaf missing. Grey-skinned office refugees fill Edmonton's Churchill Square, the bright midday sun forcing them to squint as they nibble on their pallid tuna sandwiches. Though you nibble on just two or three cookies at a time, the night always ends with a box as empty as the 1,440 cookie calories you consumed. And there'd better be something to drink - at least something small to nibble on, depending on the hour of the night or morning. It's a good idea also to pack a snack of cheese and biscuits to nibble on between wineries - and if you can persuade a teetotal friend to drive you so much the better! Synonyms take small bites (from), pick (at), gnaw (at), peck at, pick over, eat listlessly, toy with, eat like a bird taste, sample eat between meals, graze (on) informal snack on 1.1no object Eat frequently in small amounts. I put on weight because I was constantly nibbling Example sentencesExamples One of the high points for me was standing at the squirrel feeding station and watching two red squirrels, one still young, playing and nibbling without a worry - a rare treat these days. The kitchen's been abuzz with everybody chopping, nibbling and stirring pots. All the tables outside pubs will already have been hijacked by extended families nibbling and picnicking, which is just unpleasant. The soup is also filling me up, which is a good thing, as it means I'm not nibbling through the afternoon. There is kitchen fare perfect for late-night nibbling, and a very substantial brunch buffet every Sunday. Rats and guinea pigs nibble and graze continuously without well-defined meal times. Feeding on the growth of after work drinking and nibbling, chicken appetizers are gaining strength based on contemporary Mexican and Asian recipes. 1.2 Gently bite at (a part of the body), especially amorously or nervously. （尤指挑逗性地或紧张地）轻咬（身体某部位） Sebastian was nibbling Gloria's ear Example sentencesExamples Bending his head, he nibbled Inger's right ear playfully. He nibbled her ear and made her blushed and squeal. The pencil in his hand began to sketch on its own accord, tracing the lovely line of her nose, and forming lips that begged to be nibbled at. He then moved toward her ear, nibbling it gently. She nibbled at his lips, playfully, until he grinned. Joss nibbled on her bottom lip, staring ahead as she mentally cursed the stupid L.A. traffic. She nervously nibbled at one of her finger nails. She nibbled his ear and kissed his neck. It went on Andrea shoulders and nibbled her ear affectionately. ‘I really need to get to art,’ I said, nibbling my lower lip as I worried she wouldn't let me go. Ford spends too much time nibbling Pfeiffer's ears. The dog, encouraged, licked and nibbled the boy's ears. Raina kept making sideways glances at Dylan and nibbled on her bottom lip in contemplation. Or grow out those nails when you've been nibbling at them for years. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the attention and liked it even more when she started to nibble my left ear lobe. She nibbled nervously on her lower lip, continuing to jog mindlessly. Running his hands through the strands, he nibbled Jace's ear lovingly. PJ was the first to be ‘evicted’ for nibbling Helen's ears, Craig was turfed out for gnawing the cage, and Penny was thrown out for pinching food rations. He nibbles your fingers gently. Almost immediately Tink fluttered down beside me and nibbled my ear affectionately. Synonyms peck, nip, bite 1.3no object Gradually erode or diminish. 〈喻〉蚕食 inflation was nibbling away at spending power 通货膨胀正在蚕食着消费力。 Example sentencesExamples But so far I've managed to keep the fear from nibbling at my sanity. About a billion tiny things are nibbling at me today. On it goes, year after remorseless year, nibbling away at savings, forcing more and ever more stringent economies on the individual until the point is reached at which there are no more economies to be made. A woman's right to choose has been nibbled at to where the danger exists that before long, there will be no right left at all. MR and Eleanor go into the last week way out in front of the field, Eleanor has been nibbling at MR's lead, can she make a push for the top spot? But the scene nags at me, nibbling away at the edges of my subconscious, until suddenly it has pushed its way right to the front, as if trying to draw attention to its own relevance. When it comes to nibbling away at political institutions, this 30-strong musical troupe is right at the coalface. Dow noted that the Supreme Court was already nibbling away at the death penalty. Unfortunately, there is not enough money or park staff to stop the poaching and illegal timbering that are nibbling at the edges of the rain forest. The majority of ministers are being nibbled at by the last group. Villages thrive everywhere nibbling away at the remaining waters. The losses are nibbling away at Bradford's importance as a health centre. Well, the president has been nibbling on the edges of this one. Now, the sun was nibbling away at the clouds, helped by the great solar panel beneath. Changes made by the committees really amount to nibbling at the margins. The upstart free Web browser Firefox nibbled away more ground from Microsoft over the past month and now has a market share of nearly 5 percent, a research firm said on Tuesday. Sectarian strife, banditry, theft and moral corruption have been nibbling at the soul of our country for quite some time now. That is, some of the earlier guests talked about nibbling away Roe v Wade and other decisions at the edges, that that was only marginal. We all have green goblins, those nagging wee voices nibbling away at our fraying self-esteem and confidence. Divya Sreedharan asks BDA commissioner M.N.Vidyashankar why they are nibbling hungrily at the green space in the guise of urbanisation. 2informal no object Show cautious interest in a commercial opportunity. 〈喻〉（对计划或建议）表现出谨慎的兴趣 there's an American agent nibbling 有个美国的代理商表现出谨慎的兴趣。 Example sentencesExamples The irony of English papers nibbling into the Scottish press is that it is happening at a time when Scotland is enjoying the novelty of having its own Parliament. Now, if you have that diversified, broad portfolio, only after that do you start to nibble at individual stocks and try to play these opportunities that we see in the market. One such outfit that is nibbling at Pentamedia's talent and market is Total Infotainment Ltd, Chennai. If the editor nibbles, write the article to word count specification and email it to whatever address they told you to send it. Yet even with housing sales and prices cooling off and online competitors nibbling at the situation's vacant revenues, he is looking to acquire more newspapers. Yes, a few are able to nibble at the important trends of the future but not feed directly enough. Venture capitalists may still be interested in Trinity - but they are more likely to swallow it whole than start nibbling at the edges. noun ˈnɪb(ə)lˈnɪbəl 1An act or instance of nibbling. 啃；一点点地咬；轻咬 I'm distracted by a nibble on my line Example sentencesExamples Yesterday, the stylus of an observatory seismograph continued to jiggle every few seconds like the end of a fishing rod reacting to nibbles. Meanwhile, just down the river, a white father and son are fishing for food and not getting a nibble. A mile off the Ft. Lauderdale coast, mom and daughter dropped their baited lines, hoping for a nibble from grouper or triggerfish to take home for dinner. I skipped starters and had the goulash soup instead, but had a nibble at the other two's plates. We drifting around for a bit, moving from spot to spot trying to find some poor fish that would be stumped by our dying worms and take a bigger bite that just a nibble. It means drawing a baited line through the water and waiting for a nibble. With a teasing nibble to Shanza's earlobe, he trailed feather soft kisses down her jaw-line. I think the jury system is going to survive, with nibbles taken out of it. We even dived into the waters of the Blue Lagoon Caves, only to be driven out again by the irritating nibbles of water-fleas. The thing about nibbles is that no matter how tiny they are, each takes a bite out of one's credibility. And he proceeded to tickle her with nibbles up and down her wrist and fingers. Just a nibble on a Rich Tea biscuit in the morning would soon banish the malaise. You have to rely on senses and a vague idea about what a fish eating a worm feels like through the line, and what it looks like as the nibble bends the tip of your rod. Like Lawson, she responds with semi-delirium to certain tastes, and makes breathless lowing noises between nibbles. For those of us hopeless optimists for whom every nibble is surely an interested salmon, the fly can seem sterile. It was very relaxing to watch the boats go by with their night lanterns on and on occasion feel the nibble from the fishing rod hoping you would catch the big one. He said anyone who goes through what he did without even getting a nibble from a fish on his line deserves his money back. She was giggling, occasionally giving him a kiss, a nibble. The dismantling of misconceptions and hype often starts not with a lacerating bite, but with tiny nibbles that are easy to ignore, laugh at and explain away. Synonyms bite, gnaw, peck, taste 1.1 A small piece of food bitten off. （咬下的）少量食物 I took a nibble from one of the sandwiches Example sentencesExamples I nodded, taking a nibble of dressing covered lettuce. Under the broken birdhouse a mouse plays with a nibble of yesterday's bread. Or at least I would have spluttered over my cornflakes if I could eat cornflakes, or toast, or even a nibble of a Rich Tea biscuit. They wanted an easy way to take a few nibbles at a time, a strategy that lets them maintain their energy levels over the course of a long ride. We went out for brunch because Libby mentioned she was starving, having only had a nibble of the breakfast Pam's mom had cooked. When confronted with a waffle for the first time, Sugar sniffs delicately and digests a tiny nibble. I had a nibble of the duck meat, which had a lovely shadow of sweetness - a great combination of ingredients. Gaup and Mai join our group and after being introduced they try their first nibble of Japanese food. One nibble of lettuce and you were instantly disqualified. I discovered this when she was about 16 months old, after letting her have a nibble from the corner of a premium plus cracker with peanut butter on it. Holding it back for a moment as if it would somehow take a bite of her, carefully she took a small nibble of it. And every year my darling little niece has the smallest of nibbles, tells me it's lovely and goes and spits it out in the upstairs loo when she thinks I'm not looking. A nibble here, a little slice there, it was all gone in about a minute. Nonetheless I liked this dish - or the nibble of it I was allowed. I had a nibble when she wasn't looking, which wasn't often. Lander just stared at her openly and played with the third strawberry in between his fingers before taking a nibble of the fruit. That way not only do you set off the alarm if you leave the store without visiting the cashier, but you also can't take any nibbles before you pay up. I had a couple of nibbles in the Shoreditch Shish - because let's face it, I'm a creature of habit, and if I leave North London for East, I like to eat in the same place. Synonyms morsel, mouthful, bite, crumb, grain snack, titbit, a little something, canapé, hors d'oeuvre, bonne bouche refreshments 1.2nibblesinformal Small savoury snacks, typically eaten before a meal or with drinks. 〈非正式〉（尤指餐前或下酒的）开胃菜 cheesy nibbles Example sentencesExamples My father, being a senior consultant in a busy hospital, dragged us around the wards to spread good tidings to patients and to munch the array of nibbles in the nurses' rooms. Hopefully there was a stopover at Jim's Place, Stuart's Well, for hot toddies and nibbles, the last sign of running water for a while and maybe Dinky, the resident dingo, crooned a special early song for them all. And I bet they serve cheesy nibbles and M & S roulade. There is also a vast range of complimentary nibbles left in each room, such as tablet, shortbread and fruitcake; all home-made and all delicious. I rather like that idea, that a tray of tasty little nibbles might be passed around in the middle of the service. Maybe offering some light refreshments during church services would be a good idea. We were at Jacqui & Ian's house last night and as nibbles they had bought a Sainsburys product called ‘Chips and Dips’. Sipping a sundowner and tucking into homemade nibbles on one of the islands in the river before returning after dark to a hot shower under the stars was an unforgettable experience. We cleaned Sainsbury's out of booze and party food, so when the guests, mostly Cello's colleagues, started to arrive, they were greeted by a table groaning with nibbles and intoxicants. After the business was finished members had nibbles and their customary glass of wine. Seated at long, wooden tables and benches, with cursory nibbles and an endless supply of dry and medium delights, you'll find this is a great place to meet new best friends - for as long as the tasting lasts at least. We could maybe build a robot like Elliott, but it would have a terrible time, paralysed by indecision and pretty useless at bringing us the right bowl of nibbles when we needed it. But instead of resorting to the sort of supermarket canapés that are served with inevitable monotony at so many parties, why not opt for home-made nibbles, which also work out far cheaper. There's a candle-lit Garden in summer and the 1894 Food and Wine Cellar for wines by the glass and deluxe nibbles under more candles, barrels and bare brickwork every night. Tickets are £5 each, and will include a memento of the occasion and a finger buffet / nibbles. Keep your distance from the nibbles, buffet table or food table. The food is simple but good, usually a formidable steak from MacEwans Meats on 17th Avenue S.W., cooked by you to your liking and served with various nibbles from the Italian market. Entry fee of $25 per team includes lunch and after game nibbles. They promise free wine and festive nibbles and 10% off everything. The next three floors are a whirl of bedrooms, bathrooms and dressing rooms before we arrive at the drawing room, which has its own kitchen area so that the staff don't have to slog up the stairs with the pre-dinner nibbles. The book launch itself was a study in Wellington writers and readers: equal parts present, they filled up the bookshop until there was no elbow room at all and the staff serving nibbles had to hold the trays high above their heads. Synonyms snack, light meal, something to eat, mouthful, soupçon, nibbles, titbit, savoury, appetizer 2informal A show of interest in a commercial opportunity. 〈非正式〉对商业机会感兴趣的表示 I had been trying to unload my apartment for weeks without even a nibble Example sentencesExamples A couple of the crumbs that materialized in the last year seemed substantial and nourishing at first nibble. In failing to make a loan deal with Hearts permanent during the summer, he is the man who may have turned down the chance of a banquet for whatever nibbles might come the way of Gordon Chisholm's men this week, and, it is to be hoped, beyond. Of course, waaaayyy back when Mike was a prepster, the best a running QB could do was a nibble from Va. Tech. We got a lot of interest, a few nibbles, but ultimately no bites. Sticking with edibles, food manufacturers may be worth a nibble too. So Gibson might have expected a few nibbles from the major studios for his latest historical epic. I might as well have stayed in bed - there was not a single nibble. But in a statement today the Basingstoke telco said that while it's had a nibble, it's unlikely to amount to much. A few optimistic investors may have decided to take the old standard on board and take a nibble at foods company Greencore, as market speculation round the stock intensified last week. I've had some nibbles on book deals and I'll look into that, too. Please let me know if you have any ideas or job nibbles. Aspac officials are encouraged by nibbles from baseball, volleyball and rugby teams, a healthy sign some of the best may be back. If you don't get a nibble, write for newsletters. Marshall has gotten a few nibbles of interest, and some of his pupils have been signed, though most pitching coaches try to undo what he has taught. Origin Late 15th century: probably of Low German or Dutch origin; compare with Low German nibbeln 'gnaw'. Rhymes dibble, dribble, fribble, Gribble, kibble, quibble, scribble Definition of nibble in US English: nibble verbˈnibəlˈnɪbəl 1Take small bites out of. 啃；一点点地咬（或吃） no object she nibbled at her food 她小口地吃着食物。 with object he sat nibbling a cookie Example sentencesExamples She broke a cookie in half and nibbled at the edges. Grey-skinned office refugees fill Edmonton's Churchill Square, the bright midday sun forcing them to squint as they nibble on their pallid tuna sandwiches. The waiter is going to get just one more positive mention since he bought me a complimentary almond tuille from the in-house organic bakery, to nibble on whilst everyone else finished up with coffee. Though you nibble on just two or three cookies at a time, the night always ends with a box as empty as the 1,440 cookie calories you consumed. If you are a nut fan like me pistachios are a great buy as they are low in saturated fat and naturally cholesterol free - great served in fruit salad, added to mixed vegetables, rice pasta or couscous or just on hand to nibble on. If you suffer from morning sickness, try the following home remedies: nibble on a ginger biscuit before getting up and try to eat a little something often - perhaps a biscuit, oatcake or crispbread. Next I nibble on the chocolate cookie, reminding myself of the rabbit I had when I was younger. I assumed these were for guests, to nibble on while they waited, but I still picked up a few, from time to time, on my way out. We sipped tea and nibbled biscuits at her white lacy table. So after feeding Alex and getting her dressed, we wandered onto the loggia: me, to do my exercises; her, to nibble on her digestif cracker and enjoy the fresh morning air. In the afternoons, one can visit local gardens, play croquet, sit amidst the blooming azaleas, nibble on some Devonshire tea, and adamantly wish for a quick death. It's a good idea also to pack a snack of cheese and biscuits to nibble on between wineries - and if you can persuade a teetotal friend to drive you so much the better! I was still nibbling the biscuits as I left for the gym, so was fairly pleased when I weighed myself there to find that I'd dropped 8.5kg in the last two weeks. There it's used as a palate cleanser between bites, but I like to nibble on it all the time at home. In addition, nearly 20 per cent kept something to nibble on - a wedding cake, a pork pie and Chinese herbal tablets were among foodstuffs found. Also, fill baggies with your fave snacks so you'll have stuff to nibble on when you get the munchies (pack enough to share). My poor peppers and chillies look miserably like they've been nibbled at, except there isn't actually any leaf missing. And there'd better be something to drink - at least something small to nibble on, depending on the hour of the night or morning. I sat nervously nibbling a biscuit and waiting for her response. Before you nosh on your order, you get to nibble on thin and crispy poppadums brushed with ghee, made even yummier when used to scoop up diced pickled carrots sprinkled with black sesame. Synonyms take small bites, take small bites from, pick, pick at, gnaw, gnaw at, peck at, pick over, eat listlessly, toy with, eat like a bird 1.1no object Eat in small amounts, especially between meals. （尤指两餐间）断断续续吃少量东西 Example sentencesExamples Feeding on the growth of after work drinking and nibbling, chicken appetizers are gaining strength based on contemporary Mexican and Asian recipes. The soup is also filling me up, which is a good thing, as it means I'm not nibbling through the afternoon. There is kitchen fare perfect for late-night nibbling, and a very substantial brunch buffet every Sunday. All the tables outside pubs will already have been hijacked by extended families nibbling and picnicking, which is just unpleasant. One of the high points for me was standing at the squirrel feeding station and watching two red squirrels, one still young, playing and nibbling without a worry - a rare treat these days. Rats and guinea pigs nibble and graze continuously without well-defined meal times. The kitchen's been abuzz with everybody chopping, nibbling and stirring pots. 1.2 Gently bite at (a part of the body), especially amorously or nervously. （尤指挑逗性地或紧张地）轻咬（身体某部位） with object Tamar nibbled her bottom lip 塔玛轻咬着她的下嘴唇。 no object he nibbled at her earlobe 他轻咬着她的耳垂。 Example sentencesExamples Nevertheless, I enjoyed the attention and liked it even more when she started to nibble my left ear lobe. He nibbled her ear and made her blushed and squeal. Bending his head, he nibbled Inger's right ear playfully. Raina kept making sideways glances at Dylan and nibbled on her bottom lip in contemplation. Ford spends too much time nibbling Pfeiffer's ears. She nibbled at his lips, playfully, until he grinned. He nibbles your fingers gently. He then moved toward her ear, nibbling it gently. Running his hands through the strands, he nibbled Jace's ear lovingly. ‘I really need to get to art,’ I said, nibbling my lower lip as I worried she wouldn't let me go. She nibbled nervously on her lower lip, continuing to jog mindlessly. Almost immediately Tink fluttered down beside me and nibbled my ear affectionately. She nervously nibbled at one of her finger nails. She nibbled his ear and kissed his neck. It went on Andrea shoulders and nibbled her ear affectionately. The dog, encouraged, licked and nibbled the boy's ears. Joss nibbled on her bottom lip, staring ahead as she mentally cursed the stupid L.A. traffic. The pencil in his hand began to sketch on its own accord, tracing the lovely line of her nose, and forming lips that begged to be nibbled at. PJ was the first to be ‘evicted’ for nibbling Helen's ears, Craig was turfed out for gnawing the cage, and Penny was thrown out for pinching food rations. Or grow out those nails when you've been nibbling at them for years. Synonyms peck, nip, bite 1.3 Gradually erode or eat away. 〈喻〉蚕食 no object inflation was nibbling away at spending power 通货膨胀正在蚕食着消费力。 Example sentencesExamples The losses are nibbling away at Bradford's importance as a health centre. We all have green goblins, those nagging wee voices nibbling away at our fraying self-esteem and confidence. That is, some of the earlier guests talked about nibbling away Roe v Wade and other decisions at the edges, that that was only marginal. When it comes to nibbling away at political institutions, this 30-strong musical troupe is right at the coalface. On it goes, year after remorseless year, nibbling away at savings, forcing more and ever more stringent economies on the individual until the point is reached at which there are no more economies to be made. But the scene nags at me, nibbling away at the edges of my subconscious, until suddenly it has pushed its way right to the front, as if trying to draw attention to its own relevance. Unfortunately, there is not enough money or park staff to stop the poaching and illegal timbering that are nibbling at the edges of the rain forest. Dow noted that the Supreme Court was already nibbling away at the death penalty. Changes made by the committees really amount to nibbling at the margins. Well, the president has been nibbling on the edges of this one. MR and Eleanor go into the last week way out in front of the field, Eleanor has been nibbling at MR's lead, can she make a push for the top spot? Now, the sun was nibbling away at the clouds, helped by the great solar panel beneath. The upstart free Web browser Firefox nibbled away more ground from Microsoft over the past month and now has a market share of nearly 5 percent, a research firm said on Tuesday. But so far I've managed to keep the fear from nibbling at my sanity. The majority of ministers are being nibbled at by the last group. Divya Sreedharan asks BDA commissioner M.N.Vidyashankar why they are nibbling hungrily at the green space in the guise of urbanisation. Villages thrive everywhere nibbling away at the remaining waters. Sectarian strife, banditry, theft and moral corruption have been nibbling at the soul of our country for quite some time now. About a billion tiny things are nibbling at me today. A woman's right to choose has been nibbled at to where the danger exists that before long, there will be no right left at all. 2informal no object Show cautious interest in a project or proposal. 〈喻〉（对计划或建议）表现出谨慎的兴趣 there's a New York agent nibbling 有个美国的代理商表现出谨慎的兴趣。 Example sentencesExamples If the editor nibbles, write the article to word count specification and email it to whatever address they told you to send it. Yes, a few are able to nibble at the important trends of the future but not feed directly enough. Venture capitalists may still be interested in Trinity - but they are more likely to swallow it whole than start nibbling at the edges. The irony of English papers nibbling into the Scottish press is that it is happening at a time when Scotland is enjoying the novelty of having its own Parliament. One such outfit that is nibbling at Pentamedia's talent and market is Total Infotainment Ltd, Chennai. Yet even with housing sales and prices cooling off and online competitors nibbling at the situation's vacant revenues, he is looking to acquire more newspapers. Now, if you have that diversified, broad portfolio, only after that do you start to nibble at individual stocks and try to play these opportunities that we see in the market. nounˈnibəlˈnɪbəl 1An instance of nibbling something. 啃；一点点地咬；轻咬 Example sentencesExamples A mile off the Ft. Lauderdale coast, mom and daughter dropped their baited lines, hoping for a nibble from grouper or triggerfish to take home for dinner. He said anyone who goes through what he did without even getting a nibble from a fish on his line deserves his money back. You have to rely on senses and a vague idea about what a fish eating a worm feels like through the line, and what it looks like as the nibble bends the tip of your rod. She was giggling, occasionally giving him a kiss, a nibble. It was very relaxing to watch the boats go by with their night lanterns on and on occasion feel the nibble from the fishing rod hoping you would catch the big one. Yesterday, the stylus of an observatory seismograph continued to jiggle every few seconds like the end of a fishing rod reacting to nibbles. The dismantling of misconceptions and hype often starts not with a lacerating bite, but with tiny nibbles that are easy to ignore, laugh at and explain away. Like Lawson, she responds with semi-delirium to certain tastes, and makes breathless lowing noises between nibbles. We drifting around for a bit, moving from spot to spot trying to find some poor fish that would be stumped by our dying worms and take a bigger bite that just a nibble. I think the jury system is going to survive, with nibbles taken out of it. For those of us hopeless optimists for whom every nibble is surely an interested salmon, the fly can seem sterile. With a teasing nibble to Shanza's earlobe, he trailed feather soft kisses down her jaw-line. It means drawing a baited line through the water and waiting for a nibble. And he proceeded to tickle her with nibbles up and down her wrist and fingers. The thing about nibbles is that no matter how tiny they are, each takes a bite out of one's credibility. I skipped starters and had the goulash soup instead, but had a nibble at the other two's plates. Just a nibble on a Rich Tea biscuit in the morning would soon banish the malaise. Meanwhile, just down the river, a white father and son are fishing for food and not getting a nibble. We even dived into the waters of the Blue Lagoon Caves, only to be driven out again by the irritating nibbles of water-fleas. Synonyms bite, gnaw, peck, taste 1.1 A small piece of food bitten off. （咬下的）少量食物 Example sentencesExamples Gaup and Mai join our group and after being introduced they try their first nibble of Japanese food. I had a nibble when she wasn't looking, which wasn't often. A nibble here, a little slice there, it was all gone in about a minute. That way not only do you set off the alarm if you leave the store without visiting the cashier, but you also can't take any nibbles before you pay up. I discovered this when she was about 16 months old, after letting her have a nibble from the corner of a premium plus cracker with peanut butter on it. Holding it back for a moment as if it would somehow take a bite of her, carefully she took a small nibble of it. They wanted an easy way to take a few nibbles at a time, a strategy that lets them maintain their energy levels over the course of a long ride. Or at least I would have spluttered over my cornflakes if I could eat cornflakes, or toast, or even a nibble of a Rich Tea biscuit. Nonetheless I liked this dish - or the nibble of it I was allowed. We went out for brunch because Libby mentioned she was starving, having only had a nibble of the breakfast Pam's mom had cooked. One nibble of lettuce and you were instantly disqualified. I had a couple of nibbles in the Shoreditch Shish - because let's face it, I'm a creature of habit, and if I leave North London for East, I like to eat in the same place. When confronted with a waffle for the first time, Sugar sniffs delicately and digests a tiny nibble. I had a nibble of the duck meat, which had a lovely shadow of sweetness - a great combination of ingredients. And every year my darling little niece has the smallest of nibbles, tells me it's lovely and goes and spits it out in the upstairs loo when she thinks I'm not looking. Lander just stared at her openly and played with the third strawberry in between his fingers before taking a nibble of the fruit. Under the broken birdhouse a mouse plays with a nibble of yesterday's bread. I nodded, taking a nibble of dressing covered lettuce. Synonyms morsel, mouthful, bite, crumb, grain 1.2nibblesinformal Small savory snacks, typically eaten before a meal or with drinks. 〈非正式〉（尤指餐前或下酒的）开胃菜 Example sentencesExamples Tickets are £5 each, and will include a memento of the occasion and a finger buffet / nibbles. There is also a vast range of complimentary nibbles left in each room, such as tablet, shortbread and fruitcake; all home-made and all delicious. Hopefully there was a stopover at Jim's Place, Stuart's Well, for hot toddies and nibbles, the last sign of running water for a while and maybe Dinky, the resident dingo, crooned a special early song for them all. Keep your distance from the nibbles, buffet table or food table. The book launch itself was a study in Wellington writers and readers: equal parts present, they filled up the bookshop until there was no elbow room at all and the staff serving nibbles had to hold the trays high above their heads. Sipping a sundowner and tucking into homemade nibbles on one of the islands in the river before returning after dark to a hot shower under the stars was an unforgettable experience. We were at Jacqui & Ian's house last night and as nibbles they had bought a Sainsburys product called ‘Chips and Dips’. And I bet they serve cheesy nibbles and M & S roulade. After the business was finished members had nibbles and their customary glass of wine. Entry fee of $25 per team includes lunch and after game nibbles. The next three floors are a whirl of bedrooms, bathrooms and dressing rooms before we arrive at the drawing room, which has its own kitchen area so that the staff don't have to slog up the stairs with the pre-dinner nibbles. We could maybe build a robot like Elliott, but it would have a terrible time, paralysed by indecision and pretty useless at bringing us the right bowl of nibbles when we needed it. But instead of resorting to the sort of supermarket canapés that are served with inevitable monotony at so many parties, why not opt for home-made nibbles, which also work out far cheaper. I rather like that idea, that a tray of tasty little nibbles might be passed around in the middle of the service. Maybe offering some light refreshments during church services would be a good idea. We cleaned Sainsbury's out of booze and party food, so when the guests, mostly Cello's colleagues, started to arrive, they were greeted by a table groaning with nibbles and intoxicants. The food is simple but good, usually a formidable steak from MacEwans Meats on 17th Avenue S.W., cooked by you to your liking and served with various nibbles from the Italian market. They promise free wine and festive nibbles and 10% off everything. There's a candle-lit Garden in summer and the 1894 Food and Wine Cellar for wines by the glass and deluxe nibbles under more candles, barrels and bare brickwork every night. Seated at long, wooden tables and benches, with cursory nibbles and an endless supply of dry and medium delights, you'll find this is a great place to meet new best friends - for as long as the tasting lasts at least. My father, being a senior consultant in a busy hospital, dragged us around the wards to spread good tidings to patients and to munch the array of nibbles in the nurses' rooms. Synonyms snack, light meal, something to eat, mouthful, soupçon, nibbles, titbit, savoury, appetizer 2informal An expression of cautious interest in a project or proposal. 〈喻〉（对计划或建议）表现出谨慎的兴趣 now and then she gets a nibble, but no one will commit to an interview Example sentencesExamples But in a statement today the Basingstoke telco said that while it's had a nibble, it's unlikely to amount to much. Sticking with edibles, food manufacturers may be worth a nibble too. We got a lot of interest, a few nibbles, but ultimately no bites. Marshall has gotten a few nibbles of interest, and some of his pupils have been signed, though most pitching coaches try to undo what he has taught. Aspac officials are encouraged by nibbles from baseball, volleyball and rugby teams, a healthy sign some of the best may be back. I might as well have stayed in bed - there was not a single nibble. A few optimistic investors may have decided to take the old standard on board and take a nibble at foods company Greencore, as market speculation round the stock intensified last week. In failing to make a loan deal with Hearts permanent during the summer, he is the man who may have turned down the chance of a banquet for whatever nibbles might come the way of Gordon Chisholm's men this week, and, it is to be hoped, beyond. So Gibson might have expected a few nibbles from the major studios for his latest historical epic. I've had some nibbles on book deals and I'll look into that, too. Please let me know if you have any ideas or job nibbles. Of course, waaaayyy back when Mike was a prepster, the best a running QB could do was a nibble from Va. Tech. If you don't get a nibble, write for newsletters. A couple of the crumbs that materialized in the last year seemed substantial and nourishing at first nibble. Origin Late 15th century: probably of Low German or Dutch origin; compare with Low German nibbeln ‘gnaw’.
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