nibble
1 verb take small bites of sth 2 verb gently bite sth TRANSITIVEshe nibbled his ear rinne sí miotú ar a chluasShow full entry
3 verb experiment in a minor way INTRANSITIVEhe nibbled at writing a book rinne sé leathiarracht ar leabhar a scríobh 4 verb display interest in a business proposition INTRANSITIVEsuim a léiriúspéis a chur i two companies are nibbling tá dhá chomhlacht ag léiriú suime ann, tá dhá chomhlacht ag cur spéise ann 5 verb make slow inroads into sth INTRANSITIVEcreim verb it's nibbling at our profits tá sé ag creimeadh ár mbrabúis, tá sé ag baint dár mbrabús 6 noun small bite of food; a small amountgreim beaggráinseáil fem3 I feel like a nibble níor mhiste liom greim beag le hithe 7 noun show of interest by potential buyersthere were one or two nibbles léiríodh spéis uair nó dhó, bhí cúpla dream a léirigh suim