nibbled
past simple and past participle ofnibble
| 单词 | nibbled |
| 释义 | nibbled past simple and past participle ofnibble nibble verb usuk/ˈnɪb.l̩/[IorT] toeatsomething by taking a lot ofsmallbites: Do you have somepeanutsfor us to nibble while thepartywarmsup? Amousehas nibbled through thecomputercables. Jenny's hamster's nibbled aholeinthesofa. to chew food
[T] tobitesomethinggentlyandrepeatedly: She nibbled hisear. Biting, chewing & swallowing
Phrasal verbnibble (away) atsomething Examplesofnibblednibbled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. They declined, however, to eat pupae of any species, though theynibbledat them occasionally. From theCambridge English Corpus Itnibbledat the boundaries of what respectability might want to construct as private. From theCambridge English Corpus They have simplynibbledat the fringes of the problem instead of tackling it head on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The only result has been that one industrialist "nibbled" but went away and there is no prospective development there at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those who are concerned with women workers know in how many ingenious ways wages arenibbledat, and this provision would make that illegal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The local authority ought not to have its powersnibbledinto by this or any other body. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have had my hairnibbledin front. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Here, again, we are faced with a problem at which, in my view, we have hitherto rathernibbled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is true that only the margins have beennibbledso far, but future trends are in the wrong direction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is very difficult to pin it down precisely, but the quota system is beingnibbledaway at the edges by some fishermen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Already we see the limits beingnibbledaway. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This has happened partly because we havenibbledat the edges of the problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have missed an opportunity and havenibbledat this question instead of attacking it with some sort of courage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Yet, without eternal vigilance freedom may benibbledaway. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It has beennibbledinto in a number of ways. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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