Nibble and Try

Nibble

Nibble verb - To eat reluctantly and in small bites.

Try and nibble are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Try" instead the word "Nibble" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: nibbled, nibbling

Try

Try verb - To subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress.

Nibble and try are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nibble" instead the word "Try" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: tried, trying

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

way nibble way try way

Both words in one sentence

  • He does try to go through with it, but only because the Sea Witch tells him she'll "slit [his] gizzard and throw it overboard for the sharks to nibble at" if he doesn't.
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Try and Nibble. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/nibble/try
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