nibbling
present participle ofnibble
| 单词 | nibbling |
| 释义 | nibbling present 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 Examplesofnibblingnibbling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. With iterative activities (24c) such asnibbling, to take a nibble denotes one subevent ofnibbling(a semelfactive). From theCambridge English Corpus State recognition of the value of forest resources led to anibblingaway of the previously 'empty and unexplored' interior. From theCambridge English Corpus Competitive markets abolish themselves, which is perhaps why the government stuffs the private sector's mouth with gold - to keep itnibblingaround the edges and providing 'competition' for electives. From theCambridge English Corpus The stalemate is occurring in the centre and thenibblingis taking place on the flanks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I consider that it is onlynibblingat the problem of the highways throughout the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I know that if one allowsnibblinginto the green belt one may slightly reduce the amenities of these places for those living there already. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is on the trade routes of the world that thisnibblingis most likely to occur. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In facing the world with that ferret at its back, all that it is aware of is that the ferret isnibblingat its hindquarters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, we have to face the fact that there isnibblingat our present electricity supply situation a tendency for gas consumption to increase. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In 30 years the coal industry will still only benibblingat what may last for centuries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But there will be this continuingnibblingagainst this freedom. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Nowhere, can it be said that a process ofnibblinghas started. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot go onnibblingat this particular cherry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead, they arenibblingandnibblingat the social services all the time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have spent£105,000 on improving stands and other amenities since the war, but this has really been no more thannibblingat the problem. 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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