kibble

ˈkɪbəl

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Definition of kibble - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

petsartificial pet food in pellet form

The dog eagerly ate his kibble.

agriculture

TECH.

coarsely ground grain used as animal feed

TECH.

Farmers often use kibble to feed their livestock.

feed

fodder

meal

mining

Dated

iron bucket used for hoisting in mining

Dated

The miners filled the kibble with ore.

bucket

container

hoist

Verb

tr.

cooking

Rare

crush into small, coarse fragments

Rare

The machine kibbles the ore efficiently.

crush

grind

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Images of kibble

artificial pet food in pellet form
coarsely ground grain used as animal feed
iron bucket used for hoisting in mining

Origin of kibble

Middle English, kible (to cudgel)

Examples of kibble in a sentence

Kibble is convenient for busy pet owners.
The mill produces kibble for various farm animals.
Kibble is essential for feeding poultry on the farm.
The kibble was lowered into the shaft carefully.
Workers used the kibble to transport materials.
Farmers kibble the grain for feed.

The chef kibbles nuts for the dessert.

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French:croquettes, concasser, ...
German:Trockenfutter, zerkleinern, ...
Italian:crocchette, frantumare, ...
Spanish:alimento balanceado, triturar, ...
Portuguese:ração, triturar, ...
Chinese:宠物饲料, 碾碎, ...
Japanese:ドッグフード, 砕く, ...
Arabic:طَعام جاف, فَتَّتَ, ...
Hebrew:כּוֹפְתִּיּוֹת, לִגְרוֹס, ...
Russian:корм, измельчать, ...
Ukrainian:корм, подрібнити, ...
Hindi:किबल, कुचलना, ...
Bengali:কিবল, গুঁড়ো করা, ...
Catalan:pinso, triturar, ...
Czech:granule, drtit, ...
Danish:tørfoder, knuse, ...
Dutch:brokjes, vermalen, ...
Greek:κροκέτες, συνθλίβω, ...
Hungarian:száraztáp, zúzni, ...
Khmer:ចំណីគ្រាប់សម្រាប់សត្វចិញ្ចឹម, កិនបំបែកជាកម្ទេចធំៗ, ...
Korean:사료, 부수다, ...
Persian:غذای خشک, خرد کرد, ...
Polish:karma, rozdrabniać, ...
Portuguese (BR):ração, triturar, ...
Romanian:hrană uscată, a zdrobi, ...
Swedish:torrfoder, krossa, ...
Thai:อาหารเม็ด, บด, ...
Turkish:mama, parçalamak, ...
Vietnamese:thức ăn hạt, nghiền, ...

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