nibble
verb (used without object)
to bite off small bits.
nibbled
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past participleof nibble.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof nibble.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
nibbleverb (used without object)to bite off small bits.
Example Sentences
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Another giveaway water voles are present are small food stashes and nibbled plants.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
He wore sunglasses inside and nibbled from a bag of Italian potato chips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
"What that means is that, in the case of the squirrel, it nibbled on aloe and took those metabolites into its own bloodstream," explained Bromage.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 3, 2026
Marks on her body also indicated that she was nibbled on by a great white shark after she died and might have been injured from a previous entanglement with fishing lines, he added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2025
I nibbled on raw apple and squeaked along.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
