Sentence example with the word 'nibble'

nibble

and sinker, bolus, chew the cud, devour, gnaw, grind, line, mouthful, nosh, pick at, snap, swallow whole

Definition n. a small byte

Last update: July 5, 2017


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Do not nibble in the class.   [verb]

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Having fresh hay to nibble on all day can help to wear their teeth down.   [verb]

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He betrayed neither haste nor agitation; and while he was wrapping up the Bishop's candlesticks, he nibbled at a piece of black bread.   [noun]

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And notice my great strong teeth, with which I nibble the grass.   [Please select]

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He ate off the crescent of water biscuit he had been nibbling and, hungered, made ready to nibble the biscuit in his other hand.   [Please select]

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But she had nought for her teeth but the arm with which I held her and in that she nibbled mischievously when I pressed too close.   [verb]

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The servant brought back his tumbler turned upside down, * with an unfinished bit of nibbled sugar, and asked if anything more would be wanted.   [Please select]

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While angling one day, he observed that the fish he caught and threw on the bank, at once nibbled at the grass and then leaped back into the water.   [verb]

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Here she nibbled tentatively at some stems and withered leafage.   [Please select]

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