nibble

• اسم يدل على قطعة صغيرة أو كمية قليلة، خاصة من الطعام، أو على قضم خفيف صغير. ويُستعمل أيضا للدلالة على تناول الطعام بلقيمات صغيرة.

A noun referring to a small piece or amount, especially of food, or a gentle, small bite.

1. Half a byteC1formalIT

   A unit of digital information equal to four bits, or half of a standard byte.

   نِبْل

   • A nibble can represent sixteen different values.
   • Programmers sometimes use nibbles to store small data efficiently.
   • The hexadecimal digit corresponds to a single nibble.

   المرادفاتnybble

2. Small biteA2informal

   A small, gentle bite or an act of eating in small amounts.

   قَضْمَة صغيرة

   • The fish took a nibble at the bait.
   • She took a nibble of the chocolate bar.
   • He offered the rabbit a nibble of carrot.

   المرادفاتbitecrumbmorselmouthfulsnacktaste

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على أكل الشيء بأخذ قطع صغيرة منه، أو الأكل بكميات قليلة، غالبًا بحذر أو بلطف. كما يُستعمل للدلالة على القضم أو العضّ الخفيف المتكرر.

A verb used to indicate the act of taking small bites or eating in small amounts, often gently or cautiously.

1. Bite off very small piecesA2formal

   To take tiny bites from something, often repeatedly.

   أكل قطعًا صغيرة

   • The mouse nibbled the cheese carefully.
   • She nibbled a piece of chocolate while reading.
   • He nibbled the edge of his sandwich.

   المرادفاتbitegnawnippeckpick

   الأضدادdevourgobblegulpwolf

2. Bite gentlyA2informal

   To bite something softly or cautiously, often as a sign of affection or testing.

   القضم بلطف

   • The puppy nibbled my fingers playfully.
   • She nibbled his ear affectionately.
   • He nibbled the apple to check if it was ripe.

   المرادفاتmouthnippeck

   الأضدادboltchompdevourgobblemunchwolf

3. Eat intermittentlyB1informal

   To eat small amounts of food at irregular intervals, rather than in a full meal.

   الأكل على فترات متقطعة

   • She nibbled on snacks throughout the movie.
   • He nibbled at his dinner, not feeling very hungry.
   • They nibbled on appetizers before the main course.

   المرادفاتgrazepeck atpick atsnacktoy with

   الأضدادdevourgorgeguzzle