nibble

Noun

• gentle biting

• a small byte

Verb

• eat intermittently; take small bites of
  • He pieced at the sandwich all morning
    
  • She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles
    

• bite gently
  • The woman tenderly nibbled at her baby's ear
    

• bite off very small pieces
  • She nibbled on her cracker
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  nybble , pick , piece