to nibble

He did not answer, but just continued to nibble at his food .

Sarah had managed to pry apart the shells with her unhandy weapon far enough to nibble a wee bit at the cold and clammy world within.

Foot-long fish began to nibble at the men, and the sun began scorching their faces.

Martin said it was like being a mouse, only daring to nibble a little bit at a time.

When cubs start to twitch or to scratch or to nibble, what they need is some help, not a lecture or quibble.

Agribusiness may have grown quickly but it has only begun to nibble at the edges of China's vast farming base .

So while McDonald's takes a bite out of Starbucks' clientele , Starbucks has begun to nibble in Mickey D's terrain .

If M-LEC fails to take off, the bottom-fishers will soon have others to nibble at.

Stress hormones and brain chemicals might entice you to nibble on sweets, but remember, the first two bites satisfy brain chemistry.

Termites are beginning to nibble at the planks.

She sometimes flew in to nibble his ear and have a bit of toast before going off to sleep in the owlery with the other school owls.

Inflation began to nibble away at their savings.

Carol: Hi, I could not help by admire the pitch of your roof. Care to nibble on my muffins ?

He was talking about iOS, but iCloud starts to nibble away at the edges of the traditional file system on Macs and PCs, too.

There might also be green chilies or long green onions to nibble on while eating.

Surging domestic demand among Persian Gulf countries also continues to nibble away at available oil exports.

It's much better to nibble a piece of fruit than to resort to junk food.

s eating apples to note to nibble slow pharynx, if an apple to 15 minutes, then eat the fruit acid can put apple bacteria killing mouth.

I keep a dish of raisins and walnuts handy to satisfy the urge to nibble between meals.

Give my spotted coat a pat. I dig for bones to nibble at! Just like Mommy!

When guests are drinking and have nothing to nibble.

Then they would sit down to nibble on the cheese.

Tortoises, Warner explained, "like to nibble their toes to get to know each other. "

This is strange because the sorts of lab animals the researchers looked at tend to be given lots of food and left to nibble at leisure.

The little City Mouse gnawed a hole in the bag and invited his friend to nibble for himself.

Jasmine tea, please. Do you have any bits to nibble?