nibbling

It is the reward for your patience in nibbling the leaves.

Master of my artichoke Michele 2006

They turned out however to be unusually attractive, as donkeys go, and they were innocently engaged in nibbling, not rose-leaves but grass, under the tutelage of a barefoot boy.

Jerry Junior 1907

There’s an operatic, carnival-barker quality to Schulberg’s reporting (Evander Holyfield’s Tyson-nibbled ear becomes a “cannibalized auricle,” and said nibbling is judged “sick, sad, sordid, and psycho”) that reflects the high-low vertigo of the best sportswriting.

Cover to Cover 2006

There’s an operatic, carnival-barker quality to Schulberg’s reporting (Evander Holyfield’s Tyson-nibbled ear becomes a “cannibalized auricle,” and said nibbling is judged “sick, sad, sordid, and psycho”) that reflects the high-low vertigo of the best sportswriting.

Cover to Cover 2006

Undaunted by this failure, which Sheridan wittily called nibbling at the

William Pitt and the Great War John Holland Rose 1898

Your Pet doesn't admire the idea of nibbling stagnant wet.

ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds 2010

"nibbling" -- which although prohibited on Yom Kippur, there is room to be lenient when one's health is at stake.

Aish.com: Jewish Literacy 2010

Mr. Buffett left his office at 7 p.m. and spent the evening reading the newspapers and "nibbling" on Cheetos and licorice pastel candies.

Buffett Drove Hard Bargain With Goldman 2008

For some reason, Grimm has been desperate for affection and ridiculously cuddly--and a 90-pound German Shepherd who must cuddle you right now is hard to ignore, especially when she's "nibbling" your ears.

All Ye Know On Earth yuki_onna 2006

Grooming is done by scratching and "nibbling" the fur, and an oily secretion from glands located near the mouth and anus lubricates the pelage.

15 Agouti 1991