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• Nib

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• Nibble

  [nib-uh l] /ˈnɪb əl/ verb (used without object), nibbled, nibbling. 1. to bite off small bits. 2. to eat or chew in small bites: Give him a graham cracker to nibble on. 3. to bite, eat, or chew gently and in small amounts (usually followed by at): She was so upset she could only nibble […]

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  adjective phrase Subject to constant petty annoyances: Writing in such an editor-dominated environment was like being nibbled to death by ducks/ is being nickeled-and-dimed, nibbled to death by ducks (1950s+)

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