See nibble on Wiktionary
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"sense": "to eat with small bites",
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"sense": "to eat with small bites",
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"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "一點一點地吃"
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"sense": "to eat with small bites",
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"sense": "to eat with small bites",
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"sense": "to eat with small bites",
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"sense": "to eat with small bites",
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"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
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"sense": "to eat with small bites",
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"sense": "to eat with small bites",
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"sense": "to eat with small bites",
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"note": "of horses",
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"word": "ទែះ"
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"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "kai whakapītaitai"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to eat with small bites",
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"sense": "to eat with small bites",
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"sense": "to eat with small bites",
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"ref": "2011 May 11, Ann Carrns, “Prepaid Cards Subject Jobless to Host of Fees”, in The New York Times:",
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{
"rhymes": "-ɪbəl"
}
],
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{
"sense": "eat delicately",
"word": "piddle"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "krcel",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "կրծել"
},
{
"code": "bcl",
"lang": "Bikol Central",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "timutimo"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "griza",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "гриза"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "othapvam",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "отхапвам"
},
{
"code": "zh",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "一點一點地吃"
},
{
"code": "zh",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yīdiǎn yīdiǎn de chī",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "一点一点地吃"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "okusovat"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "ohlodávat"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "hlodat"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "knabbelen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "mordeti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "näykkiä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "grignoter"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "beliscar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "petiscar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "amosegar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "comichar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "knabbern"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "peritrógo",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "περιτρώγω"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "rokanízo",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "ροκανίζω"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "tsimpologó",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "τσιμπολογώ"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "khnaúō",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "χναύω"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "majszol"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"note": "of horses",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "tahmia"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "rosicchiare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "mordicchiare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "rosicare"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "teh",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "ទែះ"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"note": "of birds and fish",
"roman": "cək",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "ចឹក"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "kɑkee",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "កកេរ"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "knibināt"
},
{
"code": "lut",
"lang": "Lushootseed",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "ʔiʔɬəd"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "kōhonihoni"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "kai whakapītaitai"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "merex",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "мэрэх"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "dişlemek",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "دیشلمك"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "mordiscar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "comiscar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "gryztʹ",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "грызть"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "criom"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "mordisquear"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "picotear"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "comiscar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "roer"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "apolillar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "comisquear"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"tags": [
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"word": "comichear"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "knapra"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "dişlemek"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "nhấm nháp"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to eat with small bites",
"word": "nhâm nhi"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to bite lightly",
"word": "輕咬"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "qīngyǎo",
"sense": "to bite lightly",
"word": "轻咬"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to bite lightly",
"word": "mordeti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to bite lightly",
"word": "näykkäistä"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to bite lightly",
"word": "amordicar"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to bite lightly",
"word": "mordicchiare"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "amagami suru",
"sense": "to bite lightly",
"word": "甘噛みする"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "dişlemek",
"sense": "to bite lightly",
"word": "دیشلمك"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to bite lightly",
"word": "mordiscar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to bite lightly",
"word": "mordisquear"
}
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"word": "nibble"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "(computing) A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or four bits",
"word": "nibble"
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"code": "nl",
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"word": "nibble"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(computing) A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or four bits",
"word": "puolitavu"
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"word": "nibble"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(computing) A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or four bits",
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "(computing) A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or four bits",
"word": "Nibble"
},
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"code": "el",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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"sense": "(computing) A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or four bits",
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"feminine"
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"code": "it",
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"masculine"
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"masculine"
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "(computing) A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or four bits",
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Download raw JSONL data for nibble meaning in All languages combined (24.2kB)
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