Meaning of "nibble" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NIBBLE

Related to Low German nibbelen. Compare nib, neb.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF NIBBLE

nibble  [ˈnɪbəl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NIBBLE

Nibble is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb nibble in English.

WHAT DOES NIBBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nibble

In computing, a nibble is a four-bit aggregation, or half an octet. As a nibble contains 4 bits, there are sixteen possible values, so a nibble corresponds to a single hexadecimal digit. A full byte is represented by two hexadecimal digits; therefore, it is common to display a byte of information as two nibbles. The nibble is often called a "semioctet" or a "quartet" in a networking or telecommunication context. Sometimes the set of all 256 byte values is represented as a table 16×16, which gives easily readable hexadecimal codes for each value.

Definition of nibble in the English dictionary

The first definition of nibble in the dictionary is to take small repeated bites. Other definition of nibble is to take dainty or tentative bites. Nibble is also to bite gently or caressingly.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO NIBBLE

PRESENT

Present

I nibble

you nibble

he/she/it nibbles

we nibble

you nibble

they nibble

Present continuous

I am nibbling

you are nibbling

he/she/it is nibbling

we are nibbling

you are nibbling

they are nibbling

Present perfect

I have nibbled

you have nibbled

he/she/it has nibbled

we have nibbled

you have nibbled

they have nibbled

Present perfect continuous

I have been nibbling

you have been nibbling

he/she/it has been nibbling

we have been nibbling

you have been nibbling

they have been nibbling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I nibbled

you nibbled

he/she/it nibbled

we nibbled

you nibbled

they nibbled

Past continuous

I was nibbling

you were nibbling

he/she/it was nibbling

we were nibbling

you were nibbling

they were nibbling

Past perfect

I had nibbled

you had nibbled

he/she/it had nibbled

we had nibbled

you had nibbled

they had nibbled

Past perfect continuous

I had been nibbling

you had been nibbling

he/she/it had been nibbling

we had been nibbling

you had been nibbling

they had been nibbling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will nibble

you will nibble

he/she/it will nibble

we will nibble

you will nibble

they will nibble

Future continuous

I will be nibbling

you will be nibbling

he/she/it will be nibbling

we will be nibbling

you will be nibbling

they will be nibbling

Future perfect

I will have nibbled

you will have nibbled

he/she/it will have nibbled

we will have nibbled

you will have nibbled

they will have nibbled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been nibbling

you will have been nibbling

he/she/it will have been nibbling

we will have been nibbling

you will have been nibbling

they will have been nibbling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would nibble

you would nibble

he/she/it would nibble

we would nibble

you would nibble

they would nibble

Conditional continuous

I would be nibbling

you would be nibbling

he/she/it would be nibbling

we would be nibbling

you would be nibbling

they would be nibbling

Conditional perfect

I would have nibble

you would have nibble

he/she/it would have nibble

we would have nibble

you would have nibble

they would have nibble

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been nibbling

you would have been nibbling

he/she/it would have been nibbling

we would have been nibbling

you would have been nibbling

they would have been nibbling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you nibble
we let´s nibble
you nibble

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to nibble

Past participle

nibbled

Present Participle

nibbling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «NIBBLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «nibble» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of nibble

bite · crumb · eat · gnaw · morsel · munch · nip · peck · pick at · snack · taste · titbit

TRANSLATION OF NIBBLE

Find out the translation of nibble to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of nibble from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nibble» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 小口地吃
• Translator English - Spanish: mordisquear
• English: nibble
• Translator English - Hindi: कुतरना
• Translator English - Arabic: عاب
• Translator English - Russian: клев
• Translator English - Portuguese: beliscar
• Translator English - Bengali: মৃদু কামড়
• Translator English - French: grignoter
• Translator English - Malay: menggigit
• Translator English - German: knabbern
• Translator English - Japanese: 少しずつかじる
• Translator English - Korean: 조금씩 베어 먹다
• Translator English - Javanese: Nibble
• Translator English - Vietnamese: gặm
• Translator English - Tamil: சிறுக சிறுக கொரித்து தின்
• Translator English - Marathi: कुबड
• Translator English - Turkish: kemirme
• Translator English - Italian: mordicchiare
• Translator English - Polish: skubać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: клювання
• Translator English - Romanian: ciuguli
• Translator English - Greek: ροκανίζω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: peusel
• Translator English - Swedish: nibble
• Translator English - Norwegian: nibble

2 QUOTES WITH «NIBBLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nibble.

1

Tim Hudson

AT&T Park, chalk it up. This is a great pitcher's park, great weather. It's a great place to pitch. It's all positive and no negative. You can go out and challenge guys. I've got the confidence to attack the strike zone and not nibble so much.

2

Rob Woodall

To be sure, the Fair Tax is a big idea. However, I believe America was built on big ideas, and I was elected to Congress to fight for those big ideas, not nibble around the edges of a broken and destructive system. The FairTax would be a real stimulus for economic growth, and it wouldn't cost taxpayers a dime.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NIBBLE»

Discover the use of nibble in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nibble and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Nibble Theory and the Kernel of Power: A Book about ...

The late author, one of the first women to enter the field of management consulting, experienced what she described as "nibbles"--little bites that life takes out of a person's self confidence.

Kaleel Jamison, 2004

Nibble Nibble (reillustrated)

Originally published in 1959, five delightful poems by Margaret Wise Brown capture the simple eloquence of the natural world and illuminate the whimsy of bunnies at play.

Margaret Wise Brown, 2007

Christopher Nibble

Every guinea pig in Dandeville loves to eat dandelion leaves until there is only one plant left, and Nibbles secretly and carefully tends this treasure until he can share the seeds with his community.

Charlotte Middleton, 2010

The Diabetes Snack Munch Nibble Nosh Book

Health recipes perfect for any diet This second edition of this American Diabetes Association bestseller offers you 175 easy-to-prepare and healthy recipes with complete nutrition facts, preparation times, and easy-to-follow instructions.

Ruth Glick, 2006

Nibble's Guide to Caring for Your Hamster

Instructs on how to choose and care for a pet hamster.

Anita Ganeri, 2014

Not a Nibble!

When Susie and her family spend their vacation at the seashore, she is determined to catch a fish, and keeps on trying until her luck changes.

‎1997

The 8051/8052 Microcontroller: Architecture, Assembly ...

Lines 6-11 bring EN high to clock the high nibble into the LCD, executes a short pause with NOP instructions to give the LCD time to process the data, and then brings the EN line low again. Line 12 pops the accumulator off the stack so that the ...

Craig Steiner, 2005

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Nibble Santa Nibble

Santa, you should have nibbled! Santa eats all the sweets the whole world leaves him on Christmas Eve night.

‎2006

Ubicomp 2001: Ubiquitous Computing: International Conference ...

Nibble is available for download and experimentation at http://mmsl.cs.ucla.edu/ Nibble. Applications can interface to Nibble though a simple API. The API is not designed to support the construction of models; this should be done through the ...

Gregory D. Abowd, Barry Brumitt, Steven Shafer, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NIBBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nibble is used in the context of the following news items.

Pet porkers pack rescues as trendy teacup pigs fatten up

She says that her pigs stop growing after one year but that feeding them potbellied-pig food and letting them nibble on grass fattens them up. "Regular potbellied ... «MyFox Houston, Jul 15»

Jerry Dumas: Chips' unexpected big adventure

... running across the flagstone terrace, stopping quickly to perform intense inspections, pausing to nibble, glancing brightly through the sliding ... «The Advocate, Jul 15»

Stanford Basketball: The Great Dwight Hope

Here, Powell was able to capitalize on a nibble outside to penetrate for an easy lay-up. The big advantage of being a reliable(ish) stretch-four ... «Rule Of Tree, Jul 15»

PwC: Healthcare reform represents a $1.5T 'gold rush'

... also serve the chronically ill, its intent is not to preserve the existing patient–doctor relationship but to run parallel to it or to nibble away at it. «MedCity News, Jul 15»

Get Quacking: It's time for the 30th annual Renton River Days

This year's festival features 40 performing groups on two stages in Liberty Park, 11 food vendors at the Nibble of Renton and 72 vendors in the ... «Renton Reporter, Jul 15»

A soggy, sluggy summer.

It may take them a day or two to die but, once they nibble a little Slug Magic, they stop feeding and crawl away to die. I could almost feel sorry ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»

UP FOR AIR: Milestones and musings

Now I can nibble on those southern fried chicken thighs in the fresh air. Good luck George, Carol and Dougie! ***. A true story from the island. «Wicked Local Marblehead, Jul 15»

Downtown tour celebrates the flavors of Toledo

... tour that celebrates the area's history, architecture, and culture, with pit stops into neighborhood restaurants for a nibble and drink or two. «Toledo Blade, Jul 15»

USD/CHF extending scope of projections

For traders inclined to nibble on short trades, the cooling USD/CHF price now eyes the 800 SMA, which corresponds to the reading of the 200 ... «FXStreet, Jul 15»

Tiny pig trend leads to abandoned pets when porkers grow up

She says that her pigs stop growing after one year but that feeding them potbellied-pig food and letting them nibble on grass fattens them up. «CTV News, Jul 15»