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Etymology 1
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Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪbəl|-ɪbəl
Noun
nibble (plural: nibbles)
- A small, quick bite taken with the front teeth.
- (in plural, nibbles): Small snacks such as crisps/potato chips or nuts, often eaten to accompany drinks.
Translations
trans-top|A small, quick bite taken with the front teeth
Finnish: näykkäisy
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trans-top|Small snacks
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Verb
en-verb|nibbl|ing
- transitive To eat with small, quick bites.
#:The rabbit nibbled the lettuce.
Translations
trans-top|eat with small bites
Dutch: knabbelen
Finnish: näykkiä
French: grignoter
German: knabbern
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Russian: грызть
Spanish: comiscar, comisquear, picotear
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Etymology 2
From nibble, punning on the homophony of byte and bite
Noun
nibble
- context|Computing|US: A unit of memory equal to a quarter of a byte, or two bits.
- context|Computing|UK: A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or four bits.
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