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They came up to him without speaking and began to nibble the short grass nearby.Sie traten wortlos zu ihm und knabberten das kurze Gras daneben.Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership DownWatership DownAdams, Richard© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.Watership DownAdams, Richard© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.© 2000 by Richard George Adams
These are carried to its mouth either by hand or sometimes, after licking a tuft of hair, by direct nibbling.Es führt seine Funde in den Mund, sei es mit der Hand, sei es. nachdem es ein Büschelchen Haare abgeleckt hat.Canetti, Elias / Crowds and PowerCanetti, Elias / Masse und MachtMasse und MachtCanetti, Elias© by Claassen Verlag GmbH, Hamburg 1960Crowds and PowerCanetti, Elias© 1960 by Claassen Verlag, Hamburg© 1962, 1973 by Victor Gollancz Ltd
They moved slowly across the sunset grass, nibbling as they went.Sie bewegten sich langsam über das Sonnenuntergangsgras und knabberten dabei.Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership DownWatership DownAdams, Richard© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.Watership DownAdams, Richard© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.© 2000 by Richard George Adams
A patient is reported to have seen "cats, mice and rats jumping round his cell and nibbling at his legs; he leapt up and down, screaming that he felt their teeth in him.Von einem Kokainisten wird berichtet, daß er »Katzen, Mäuse, Ratten sah, die in der Zelle herumsprangen und an seinen Beinen knabberten, so daß er schreiend hin und her hüpfte; er fühlte ihre Zähne.Canetti, Elias / Crowds and PowerCanetti, Elias / Masse und MachtMasse und MachtCanetti, Elias© by Claassen Verlag GmbH, Hamburg 1960Crowds and PowerCanetti, Elias© 1960 by Claassen Verlag, Hamburg© 1962, 1973 by Victor Gollancz Ltd
The sum of its properties renders the Sinumerik 802D sl G/N a versatile universal solution in the area of standard machines for grinding and nibbling applications.Die Summe ihrer Eigenschaften macht die Sinumerik 802D sl G/N zu einer Universallösung im Bereich der Standardmaschinen für die Funktionen Schleifen und Nibbeln.© Siemens AG 1996-2012© 2007 by Siemens Aktiengesellschaft München und Berlin© Siemens AG 1996-2012© 2007 by Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Munich and Berlin
The beech leaves grew darker on the boughs and fresh grass grew where the old had been nibbled close.An den Zweigen wurden die Buchenblätter dunkler, und frisches Gras wuchs, wo das alte heruntergeknabbert worden war.Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership DownWatership DownAdams, Richard© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.Watership DownAdams, Richard© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.© 2000 by Richard George Adams
Fiver and Acorn followed him out and fell to nibbling at a patch of sainfoin.Fiver und Acorn folgten ihm hinaus und begannen, an einem Fleck Schildklee zu knabbern.Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership DownWatership DownAdams, Richard© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.Watership DownAdams, Richard© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.© 2000 by Richard George Adams
Especially in the area of nibbling applications, the control offers a functionality that sets a new benchmark.Speziell für den Anwendungsbereich Nibbeln bietet die Steuerung eine Funktionalität, die neue Maßstäbe setzt.© Siemens AG 1996-2012© 2007 by Siemens Aktiengesellschaft München und Berlin© Siemens AG 1996-2012© 2007 by Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Munich and Berlin
She still did lip service to the old ways, while herself nibbling away at forbidden fruit.Zwar bekannte sie sich nach außen hin noch immer zur traditionellen Lebensweise, insgeheim jedoch knabberte sie an der verbotenen Frucht.Alvarez, Julia / How The Garcia Girls Lost Their AccentsAlvarez, Julia / Wie die Garcia Girls ihren Akzent verlorenWie die Garcia Girls ihren Akzent verlorenAlvarez, Julia© 1991 by Julia Alvarez© ECON Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH, Dusseldorf und WienHow The Garcia Girls Lost Their AccentsAlvarez, Julia© 1991 by Julia Alvarez
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nibbling tool
Knabberschneidwerkzeug
nibbling tool
Nibbelwerkzeug
Word forms
nibble
verb
| Basic forms | |
|---|---|
| Past | nibbled |
| Imperative | nibble |
| Present Participle (Participle I) | nibbling |
| Past Participle (Participle II) | nibbled |
| Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I nibble | we nibble |
| you nibble | you nibble |
| he/she/it nibbles | they nibble |
| Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am nibbling | we are nibbling |
| you are nibbling | you are nibbling |
| he/she/it is nibbling | they are nibbling |
| Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have nibbled | we have nibbled |
| you have nibbled | you have nibbled |
| he/she/it has nibbled | they have nibbled |
| Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been nibbling | we have been nibbling |
| you have been nibbling | you have been nibbling |
| he/she/it has been nibbling | they have been nibbling |
| Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I nibbled | we nibbled |
| you nibbled | you nibbled |
| he/she/it nibbled | they nibbled |
| Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was nibbling | we were nibbling |
| you were nibbling | you were nibbling |
| he/she/it was nibbling | they were nibbling |
| Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had nibbled | we had nibbled |
| you had nibbled | you had nibbled |
| he/she/it had nibbled | they had nibbled |
| Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been nibbling | we had been nibbling |
| you had been nibbling | you had been nibbling |
| he/she/it had been nibbling | they had been nibbling |
| Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will nibble | we shall/will nibble |
| you will nibble | you will nibble |
| he/she/it will nibble | they will nibble |
| Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be nibbling | we shall/will be nibbling |
| you will be nibbling | you will be nibbling |
| he/she/it will be nibbling | they will be nibbling |
| Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have nibbled | we shall/will have nibbled |
| you will have nibbled | you will have nibbled |
| he/she/it will have nibbled | they will have nibbled |
| Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been nibbling | we shall/will have been nibbling |
| you will have been nibbling | you will have been nibbling |
| he/she/it will have been nibbling | they will have been nibbling |
| Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would nibble | we should/would nibble |
| you would nibble | you would nibble |
| he/she/it would nibble | they would nibble |
| Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would be nibbling | we should/would be nibbling |
| you would be nibbling | you would be nibbling |
| he/she/it would be nibbling | they would be nibbling |
| Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have nibbled | we should/would have nibbled |
| you would have nibbled | you would have nibbled |
| he/she/it would have nibbled | they would have nibbled |
| Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have been nibbling | we should/would have been nibbling |
| you would have been nibbling | you would have been nibbling |
| he/she/it would have been nibbling | they would have been nibbling |
| Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am nibbled | we are nibbled |
| you are nibbled | you are nibbled |
| he/she/it is nibbled | they are nibbled |
| Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am being nibbled | we are being nibbled |
| you are being nibbled | you are being nibbled |
| he/she/it is being nibbled | they are being nibbled |
| Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been nibbled | we have been nibbled |
| you have been nibbled | you have been nibbled |
| he/she/it has been nibbled | they have been nibbled |
| Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was nibbled | we were nibbled |
| you were nibbled | you were nibbled |
| he/she/it was nibbled | they were nibbled |
| Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was being nibbled | we were being nibbled |
| you were being nibbled | you were being nibbled |
| he/she/it was being nibbled | they were being nibbled |
| Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been nibbled | we had been nibbled |
| you had been nibbled | you had been nibbled |
| he/she/it had been nibbled | they had been nibbled |
| Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be nibbled | we shall/will be nibbled |
| you will be nibbled | you will be nibbled |
| he/she/it will be nibbled | they will be nibbled |
| Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been nibbled | we shall/will have been nibbled |
| you will have been nibbled | you will have been nibbled |
| he/she/it will have been nibbled | they will have been nibbled |
nibble
noun
| Singular | Plural | |
| Common case | nibble | nibbles |
| Possessive case | nibble's | nibbles' |