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Nouns (2)

n. gentle biting

n. a small byte

Verbs (2)

v. bite gently; "The woman tenderly nibbled at her baby's ear"

v. eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"

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Fuzzynyms (11)

v. grind and knead; "masticate rubber"

v. pluck or pull at with the fingers; "She picked nervously at the buttons of her blouse"

v. eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"

v. chew the cuds; "cows ruminate"

v. make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger"

v. grind and knead; "masticate rubber"

v. bite gently; "The woman tenderly nibbled at her baby's ear"

Synonyms (1)

eat

v. take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"

Antonyms (18)

v. eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!"

v. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream"

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