Bite at and Nibble

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Bite at verb - To consume or wear away gradually.

Usage example: the waves were biting at the sand castle I had worked so hard on

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Nibble and bite at are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nibble" instead a verb "Bite at".

Nibble verb - To consume or wear away gradually.

Usage example: discovered that inflation had steadily nibbled their savings

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Bite at and nibble are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bite at" instead a verb "Nibble".

Nearby Words: nibbled, nibbling

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