The difference between Nibble and Nip
When used as nouns, nibble means a small, quick bite taken with the front teeth, whereas nip means a small quantity of something edible or a potable liquor.
When used as verbs, nibble means to eat with small, quick bites, whereas nip means to catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed.
check bellow for the other definitions of Nibble and Nip
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Nibble as a noun:
A small, quick bite taken with the front teeth.
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Nibble as a noun (in the plural, nibbles):
Small snacks such as crisps/potato chips or nuts, often eaten to accompany drinks.
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Nibble as a verb (ambitransitive):
To eat with small, quick bites.
Examples:
"The rabbit nibbled the lettuce."
"The rabbit nibbled at the lettuce."
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Nibble as a verb (transitive):
To bite lightly.
Examples:
"He nibbled at my neck and made me shiver."
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Nibble as a verb (figurative):
To consume gradually.
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Nibble as a verb:
To find fault; to cavil.
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Nibble as a noun (computing):
A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or four bits.
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Nip as a noun:
A small quantity of something edible or a potable liquor.
Examples:
"I’ll just take a nip of that cake."
"He had a nip of whiskey."
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Nip as a noun (slang, vulgar):
A nipple, usually of a woman.
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Nip as a verb:
To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
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Nip as a verb:
To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
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Nip as a verb:
To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
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Nip as a verb:
To annoy, as by nipping.
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Nip as a verb:
To taunt.
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Nip as a verb (Scotland, Northern England):
To squeeze or pinch.
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Nip as a verb (obsolete, UK, thieves):
To steal; especially to cut a purse.
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Nip as a noun:
A playful bite.
Examples:
"The puppy gave his owner’s finger a nip."
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Nip as a noun:
A pinch with the nails or teeth.
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Nip as a noun:
Briskly cold weather.
Examples:
"There is a nip in the air. It is [[nippy]] outside."
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Nip as a noun:
A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching
Examples:
"the nip of masses of ice."
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Nip as a noun:
A small cut, or a cutting off the end.
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Nip as a noun (mining):
A more or less gradual thinning out of a stratum.
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Nip as a noun:
A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.
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Nip as a noun:
A biting sarcasm; a taunt.
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Nip as a noun (nautical):
A short turn in a rope.
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Nip as a noun (papermaking):
The place of intersection where one roll touches another
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Nip as a noun (obsolete, UK, thieves):
A pickpocket.
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Nip as a verb (informal):
To make a quick, short journey or errand, usually a round trip.
Examples:
"Why don’t you nip down to the grocer’s for some milk?"