nibble
verb (used without object)
to bite off small bits.
has been nibbling
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present perfect progressiveof nibble (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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“Everyone has been nibbling at Express from all sides, and Express doesn’t have a defensible proposition,” Saunders said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
Surfers in California have been warned to keep an eye out for a territorial sea otter that has been nibbling surfboards.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 13, 2023
In the course of making the case for Carleton Watkins's genius, the J Paul Getty Museum's just-retired photography curator, Weston J Naef, has been nibbling away at Muybridge's standing.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 3, 2010
The National Production Authority, which for some time has been nibbling at the civilian use of various scarce materials, last week took the biggest bite yet.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the bed is an old book, open, with face downward, and beside it is an apple which some one has been nibbling.
From The Easiest Way Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911 by Eugene Walter
