nibble

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnɪbəl/

Noun

nibble (plural nibbles)

1. A small, quick bite taken with the front teeth.
2. (in the plural, nibbles) Small snacks such as crisps/potato chips or nuts, often eaten to accompany drinks.

Translations

• Italian: boccone, morso, morsetto, bocconcino
• Portuguese: mordisco, beliscada

Translations

• Italian: stuzzichino

Verb

nibble (nibbles, present participle nibbling; past and past participle nibbled)

1. (ambitransitive) To eat with small, quick bites.

   The rabbit nibbled the lettuce.

   The rabbit nibbled at the lettuce.

2. (transitive) To bite lightly.

   He nibbled at my neck and made me shiver.

3. (figurative) To consume gradually.
4. To find fault; to cavil.

Synonyms

• (eat delicately) piddle

Translations

• French: grignoter
• German: knabbern
• Italian: rosicchiare, mordicchiare, rosicare
• Portuguese: mordiscar, comiscar
• Russian: грызть
• Spanish: mordisquear, picotear, comiscar

Translations

• Italian: mordicchiare
• Portuguese: mordiscar

Noun

nibble (plural nibbles)

1. (computing) A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or four bits.

Translations

• French: nibble, quartet, semioctet, tétrade
• German: Nibble
• Italian: unità di 4 bit, semibyte
• Portuguese: nibble
• Russian: ниббл

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