nibble (away) at
1nibble away at — ˌnibble a ˈway at [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they nibble away at he/she/it nibbles away at present participle nibbling away at past tense nibbled away at …
2nibble away at — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms nibble away at : present tense I/you/we/they nibble away at he/she/it nibbles away at present participle nibbling away at past tense nibbled away at past participle nibbled away at nibble away at something to… …
3nibble away — v. (D; intr.) to nibble away at * * * (D; intr.) to nibble away at …
4nibble away at something — ˌnibble aˈway at sth derived to take away small amounts of sth, so that the total amount is gradually reduced Syn: ↑erode • Inflation is nibbling away at spending power. Main entry: ↑nibblederived …
5nibble at — nibble (away) at [phrasal verb] nibble (away) at (something) : to make (something) disappear or go away very slowly Police have been nibbling (away) at crime in the city for years. [=police have been very slowly reducing the amount of crime in… …
6nibble — nib|ble1 [ˈnıbəl] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from Low German nibbeln to chew bits off ] 1.) [I and T] to eat small amounts of food by taking very small bites ▪ He nibbled the biscuit cautiously. nibble at ▪ There s a fish nibbling at my… …
7nibble — [[t]nɪ̱b(ə)l[/t]] nibbles, nibbling, nibbled 1) VERB If you nibble food, you eat it by biting very small pieces of it, for example because you are not very hungry. [V n] He started to nibble his biscuit... [V at/on n] She nibbled at the corner of …
8nibble — /nib euhl/, v., nibbled, nibbling, n. v.i. 1. to bite off small bits. 2. to eat or chew in small bites: Give him a graham cracker to nibble on. 3. to bite, eat, or chew gently and in small amounts (usually fol. by at): She was so upset she could… …
9nibble — nib|ble1 [ nıbl ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to bite the surface of something gently several times: The parrot was nibbling her ear. a ) to eat something by taking a lot of small bites: Sheep were nibbling the grass. nibble at/on: Mel… …
10nibble — I UK [ˈnɪb(ə)l] / US verb Word forms nibble : present tense I/you/we/they nibble he/she/it nibbles present participle nibbling past tense nibbled past participle nibbled 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to eat something by taking a lot of small… …
