nibbling
Speech parts
1. nibbling - Noun
2. nibbling - Verb
Meaning
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He who, when called upon to speak a disagreeable truth, tells it boldly and has done is both bolder and milder than he who nibbles in a low voice and never ceases nibbling.
Like sheep that get lost nibbling away at the grass because they never look up, we often focus so much on ourselves and our problems that we get lost.
When the doctor said I had diabetes, I conjured images of languishing on a chaise longue nibbling chocolates. I have no idea why I thought this.
As an impoverished student I used to spend days out in Selfridges, nibbling on samples of free cheese and dousing myself with scent in the perfume department.
A nibbling rabbit can also die of overfeeding.
And the horse repays the favour by leaning over its rider's shoulder and nibbling on the top of her back.