nibble at

/ˈnɪbəl æt/

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Definition of nibble at - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

eating foodeat something by taking small, gentle bites

She likes to nibble at her sandwich slowly.

pick at

interest offershow slight interest in something without full commitment

He seemed to nibble at the job offer but didn't accept.

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nibble at an offer

show slight interest in an offer without commitment

She nibbled at an offer from the new company.

nibble at the bait

show slight interest in an offer or idea

The investors began to nibble at the bait of the new proposal.

Expressions with nibble

nibble at an offer

show slight interest in an offer without commitment

She nibbled at an offer from the new company.

nibble at the bait

show slight interest in an offer or idea

The investors began to nibble at the bait of the new proposal.

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gnaw

chewing

bite at or nibble something repeatedly

Examples of nibble at in a sentence

He would nibble at the cheese during the meeting.
Several investors began to nibble at the proposal.
Publishers started to nibble at his manuscript.

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French:grignoter, s'intéresser timidement à, ...
German:knabbern, vorsichtig auf etwas eingehen, ...
Italian:mordicchiare, mostrare un timido interesse per, ...
Spanish:picar, mostrar interés sin comprometerse, ...
Portuguese:mordiscar, mostrar interesse sem se comprometer, ...
Chinese:小口吃, 有点动心, ...
Japanese:少しずつ食べる, 少し興味を示す, ...
Arabic:قَرْمَشَ, أَبْدَى اهتمامًا طَفِيفًا, ...
Hebrew:לְנַשְׁנֵשׁ, לְגַלּוֹת עִנְיָן, ...
Russian:покусывать, проявлять интерес, ...
Ukrainian:відкушувати, проявити незначний інтерес, ...
Hindi:कुतरना, थोड़ी रुचि दिखाना, ...
Bengali:ছোট ছোট কামড়ে খাওয়া, সামান্য আগ্রহ দেখানো, ...
Catalan:mossegar, mostrar un lleuger interès, ...
Czech:ukusovat, oťukávat, ...
Danish:nippe til, vise interesse for, ...
Dutch:knabbelen aan, enigszins geïnteresseerd zijn in, ...
Greek:τρώω, ψιλοενδιαφέρομαι, ...
Hungarian:csipegetni, hajlik valamire, ...
Khmer:ញ៉ាំតិចៗ, ពិចារណា, ...
Korean:조금씩 먹다, 살짝 관심을 보이다, ...
Persian:لقمه‌لقمه خوردن, نیش زدن, ...
Polish:skubać, okazywać lekkie zainteresowanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):beliscar, demonstrar interesse, ...
Romanian:a ciuguli, a se arăta puțin interesat, ...
Swedish:småäta på, visa visst intresse, ...
Thai:แทะ, สนใจเล็กน้อย, ...
Turkish:kemirmek, ilgi göstermek, ...
Vietnamese:ăn nhấm nháp, lưỡng lự, ...

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