nibble at

nibble at something

to take tiny bites of some kind of food. The children nibbled at their dinner because they had eaten too much candy. Stop nibbling at that candy.

1. To eat something by taking small bites: The mice have been nibbling at the curtains.

2. To eat a small amount of something, especially unenthusiastically: She only nibbled at her peas.

3. To bite something but not break the surface; nip at something: My date nibbled at my ear during the movie.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Thais	-	Ancient Greek
Avraamu	-	Old Church Slavic
Suresha	-	Hinduism
Kephas	-	Biblical Greek
Sadaf	-	Arabic
Enric	ən-REEK	Catalan