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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
nibble .
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Examples
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It was reduced to a kind of nibbled cheese rind, and it always disappeared before we expected it to.
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Hillary warned that you have to go in with the strongest plan because you'll get "nibbled" to the point where you have an ineffective plan otherwise.
Krugman Hits Obama Again, This Time For "Harry And Louise" Health Care Mailer 2009
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But it just kind of nibbled at me that it's marketed to young kids.
A Modern Day Faerie Tale Stephanie 2008
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Pellets that are too large can only be 'nibbled' and cause significant waste.
1. Breeding 1998
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The mine and the submarine had changed somewhat the methods of naval warfare -- the enemies "nibbled" at their opponents 'fleets.
The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 12) Neuve Chapelle, Battle of Ypres, Przemysl, Mazurian Lakes Francis Trevelyan Miller 1902
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"With the iPhone, you kind of nibbled at information," said Gene Munster, a senior research analyst with Piper Jaffray.
ABC News: ABCNews 2010
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"With the iPhone, you kind of nibbled at information," said Gene Munster, a senior research analyst with Piper Jaffray.
ABC News: ABCNews 2010
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"With the iPhone, you kind of nibbled at information," said Gene Munster, a senior research analyst with Piper Jaffray.
ABC News: ABCNews 2010
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"With the iPhone, you kind of nibbled at information," said Gene Munster, a senior research analyst with Piper Jaffray.
ABC News: ABCNews 2010
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It was reduced to a kind of nibbled cheese rind, and it always disappeared before we expected it to.
The New Yorker 2009
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