He managed to cure himself of his habit of nibbling his nails.
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Nibbling
/ˈnɪblɪŋ/
Synonyms for "nibbling" (64 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Noun(2 words)
address graduallychewing lightly
Strong matches (19)
Related words (32)
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15 entriesbitwise processingbudget erosiongentle bitegentle bitesgradual refinementincremental testinglight bitesnibble level parsingpiecemeal investigationpolicy erosionresource erosionsmall bitesmall bitestiny bitetoken level parsing
Collocations
9 entriesgentle nibblinggradual nibblinglight nibblingnibbling behaviornibbling habitnibbling patternpersistent nibblingsmall bitesmall nibbling
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Tom is nibbling on a carrot stick.
Source: tatoeba (2957161)
While I am nibbling away, I listen to the news.
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The mice kept nibbling at the cactus, no matter how much it pricked them and made them cry.
Source: tatoeba (7949783)
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