nibble, v.
(nibbled, nibbles, nibbling)
(nibbled, nibbles, nibbling)
eat intermittently; take small bites of
<verb.consumption>
nibble pick piece
sample sentences
"He pieced at the sandwich all morning""She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingThey %s more bread
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
bite gently
<verb.contact>
nibble
sample sentences
"The woman tenderly nibbled at her baby's ear"verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
bite off very small pieces
<verb.contact>
nibble
sample sentences
"She nibbled on her cracker"verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
semantic pointers
hypernym