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Nibble

noun/nˈɪbəl/
Definition
a small byte
gentle biting
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/nˈɪbəl/
🇬🇧British English
/nˈɪbəl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/nˈɪbəl/
1 syllable Say it as /nˈɪbəl/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna small byte
noungentle biting
verbbite off very small pieces
“She nibbled on her cracker”
verbbite gently
“The woman tenderly nibbled at her baby's ear”
verbeat intermittently; take small bites of
“He pieced at the sandwich all morning”
Word Forms
nibbleverbeat intermittently; take small bites of
nibblenouna small byte
nibblernouna biter who takes dainty repeated bites
piecenouna serving that has been cut from a larger portion
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
knabbern
ein kleines Byte
🇫🇷French
grignoter
un petit octet
🇪🇸Spanish
picar
un pequeño byte
🇮🇹Italian
sgranocchiare
un piccolo byte
🇳🇱Dutch
knabbelen
een kleine byte
🇵🇹Portuguese
mordidela
um pequeno byte
🇷🇺Russian
грызть
маленький байт
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कुतरना
एक छोटी सी बाइट
🇧🇩Bengali
কুঁচকানো
একটি ছোট বাইট
🇮🇳Tamil
மெல்ல மெல்ல
ஒரு சிறிய பைட்
🇮🇳Telugu
మెల్లగా కొట్టు
ఒక చిన్న బైట్
🇮🇳Marathi
कुरतडणे
एक लहान बाइट
🇮🇳Gujarati
ચપટી વગાડવું
એક નાનો બાઈટ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮೆಲ್ಲಗೆ
ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಬೈಟ್
🇮🇳Malayalam
നുള്ളി
ഒരു ചെറിയ ബൈറ്റ്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਨਿਬਲ
ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟਾ ਬਾਈਟ
🇵🇰Urdu
نبل
ایک چھوٹا سا بائٹ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
蚕食
一个小字节
🇯🇵Japanese
かじる
ちょっとしたバイト
🇰🇷Korean
조금씩 깨물다
작은 바이트
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nhấm nháp
một byte nhỏ
🇹🇭Thai
แทะ
ไบต์เล็กๆ
🇮🇩Indonesian
menggigit
satu byte kecil
🇵🇭Filipino
kumagat
isang maliit na byte
🇲🇾Malay
menggigit
bait kecil
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
عاب
بايت صغير
🇮🇷Persian
نیش زدن
یک بایت کوچک
🇹🇷Turkish
kemirmek
küçük bir bayt
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְכַרסֵם
בייט קטן
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'nibble'?
The primary meaning of 'nibble' is 'a small byte'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'nibble' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'nibble' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'nibble' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'nibble' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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