nibble
verb (used without object)
to bite off small bits.
are nibbling
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present progressiveof nibble.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Today, Chinese players Shein and Temu are nibbling away on the budget shops' patch by selling ultra-cheap products direct to consumers.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025
Chinese companies are nibbling at their market share in secondary markets such as Brazil and Australia and emerging as fierce rivals at home.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
There, too, companies are nibbling around the edges.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
Immunologist John Tregoning shares evidence-based life hacks to combat the distractions that are nibbling away at our ability to think big thoughts.
From Nature ● Sep. 12, 2018
And while the chickens are nibbling on the grasses, they add a few thousand pounds of nitrogen to the pasture with their own droppings— and produce several thousand rich and tasty eggs.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
