nibble

nibble is a 6-letter English word with 8 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To bite by little at a time; to seize gently with the mouth; to eat slowly or in small bits. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 14 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To bite by little at a time; to seize gently with the mouth; to eat slowly or in small bits.
2. transitive verb. To bite upon something gently or cautiously; to eat a little of a thing, as by taking small bits cautiously; as, fishes nibble at the bait.
3. noun. A small or cautious bite.
4. noun. gentle biting
5. noun. a small byte

   Synonyms: nybble

6. verb. eat intermittently; take small bites of

   "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"

   "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"

   Synonyms: pick, piece

7. verb. bite gently

   "The woman tenderly nibbled at her baby's ear"

8. verb. bite off very small pieces

   "She nibbled on her cracker"

Synonyms

nybble, pick, piece

Common word forms

nibbled, nibbler, nibbles, nibbling

Words from these letters

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