nibble
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Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites, of (something).
The rabbit nibbled the lettuce.
Đồng nghĩa: nab
- 2.
(transitive)To lightly bite (a person or animal, or part of their body), especially in a loving or playful manner; to nip.
- 3.
(transitive)To make (a hole in something) through small bites.
- 4.
(transitive)To make (one's way) through or while taking small bites.
Before he realized it, he had nibbled his way through a whole bag of potato chips.
The cows nibbled their way across the field.
- 5.
(transitive)Chiefly followed by into or to: to cause (something) to be in a certain state through small bites.
- 6.
(transitive)Followed by away, off, etc.: to remove (something) through small bites.
- 7.
(obsolete, transitive)To fidget or play with (something), especially with the fingers or hands.
- 8.
(obsolete, slang, transitive)To catch (someone); to nab.
- 9.
(obsolete, slang, transitive)To steal (something); to pilfer.
- 10.
(intransitive)Chiefly followed by at, away, or on: to take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites; to eat (at frequent intervals) with small, quick bites.
The rabbit nibbled at the lettuce.
Đồng nghĩa: knabble, nab, piddle
- 11.
(intransitive)To lightly bite, especially in a loving or playful manner.
He nibbled at my neck and made me shiver.
- 12.
(figuratively, intransitive)Chiefly followed by at: to show slight interest in something, such as a commercial opportunity or a proposal.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
An act of taking a small, quick bite, or several of such bites, especially with the front teeth; the bite or bites so taken.
- 2.
A light bite of a person or animal, or part of their body, especially one which is loving or playful; a nip.
- 3.
An amount of food that is or can be taken into the mouth through a small bite; a small mouthful.
- 4.
(figuratively)(figurative) A slight show of interest in something, such as a commercial opportunity or a proposal.
- 5.
(obsolete, rare)Grass or other vegetation eaten by livestock; forage, pasturage.
- 6.
(computing) A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or chiefly four bits.
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The verb is derived from Late Middle English nebillen, nebyll; further etymology uncertain, possibly from nibbelen (to eat in small bites, peck) (modern nibbeln, gnibbeln, knibbeln), possibly a variant of knabbelen, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gnet- (to press) or imitative.