Consume and Nibble

Consume

Consume verb - To take in as food.

Usage example: hungry enough to consume most of the pie

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Nibble and consume are semantically related. in eat topic. In some cases you can use "Nibble" instead a verb "Consume".

Nibble verb - To crush or grind with the teeth.

Usage example: nibbling crackers

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

Nearby Words: nibbled, nibbling

matter	consume matter	nibble matter
blood	consume blood	nibble blood

Brick Joke: Cardinal Wolsey's dictionary confuses consummate and consume, but he claims that both words mean to "have a nibble".Henry VIII: No!

Source: Film / Carry On Henry

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