Nibble (verb)

To eat or bite gently or in small pieces; to pick at.

Origin:

From middle english nibbelen, frequentative of nibben, from old english hnibban, from proto-germanic *hnibbaną ("to gnaw"), from proto-indo-european *gneb-, *gnab- ("to gnaw").

Examples:

1. The rabbit nibbled on the carrot.
2. I nibbled on some crackers while I waited for my food.
3. She nibbled at her sandwich before finally taking a big bite.
4. The mouse nibbled a hole in the bag of cereal.
5. He nibbled at the cheese and crackers, but wasn't very hungry.