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nibblin'

nibblin' is the pronunciation spelling of nibbling.

Meaning of nibbling

Noun

nibbling (countable and uncountable, plural nibblings)

  1. The act or sound of one who nibbles.
    • Minute nibblings and rustlings broke the silence.1941, Virginia Woolf, Between the Acts
  2. A small adjustment or encroachment.
    • I send you back the two last sheets, because you bid me. I reserve my nibblings and minutiae for another day.1821, The British Prose Writers: Gray's letters, page 26

Questions about nibblin'

What is nibblin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Nibblin' is the pronunciation spelling of nibbling.

Words near nibblin' in the dictionary

  1. nibbles
  2. nibblesome
  3. nibblest
  4. nibbleth
  5. nibblies
  6. nibblin'
  7. nibbling
  8. nibblingly
  9. nibblings
  10. nibbly
  11. nibby

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