| bite | ~ on, a. seize with the teeth, menggigit-gigit: teething babies like something to ~ on, bayi yg baru tumbuh gigi suka menggigit-gigit sst; b. (colloq) consider, work at, memikirkan: there are some problems to ~ on, ada beberapa masalah utk difikirkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| nibble | vt 1. take small bites at, a. (gen) menggigit-gigit: she ~d a piece of toast to ease the hunger pangs, dia menggigit-gigit sekeping roti bakar utk mengurangkan rasa lapar; b. (of mouse, rabbit) mengunggis, mengerit, mengerip; c. (of fish) mengutil; 2. make by taking small bites, membuat [n] + dgn /mengunggis, mengerit, mengerip/: the rats had ~d a hole in the door, tikus itu telah membuat lubang di pintu itu dgn mengunggisnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| nibble | ~ on, menggigit-gigit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gnaw | vt 1. bite continuously, menggerogot; (finger-nails) menggigit-gigit: the puppy ~ed the bone, anak anjing itu menggerogot tulang; 2. bite (way) through st, menebuk; (of ant beetle etc) membuat: a squirrel ~ed a hole in the coconut, tupai menebuk lubang pd buah kelapa itu; white ants have ~ed their way through the back of the cupboard, anai-anai membuat jalan menerusi belakang gerobok; 3. cause distress, anxiety to, menyeksa: sorrow ~ed his heart, kesedihan menyeksa jiwanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gnawing | n (of hunger) menggigit-gigit: to appease the ~s of hunger they ate anything they could lay their hands on, utk mengurangkan rasa lapar yg mengigit-gigit, mereka makan apa saja yg diperoleh. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| chew | vt 1. crush, grind (food etc) with teeth, mengunyah, memamah: to ~ food before swallowing, mengunyah makanan sebelum menelannya; 2. bite repeatedly with teeth, menggigit-gigit: she sat in one corner, nervously ~ing her fingernails, dia duduk di satu sudut sambil menggigit-gigit kukunya dgn gugup; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| nibble | vi often ~ at, 1. eat with small, tentative bites, mencuit-cuit: I could see that she wasn’t hungry as she was only nibbling at her food, saya nampak bahawa dia tdk lapar krn dia hanya mencuit-cuit makanannya; 2. take small, quick bites at, a. (gen) menggigit-gigit: the little boy was nibbling at a biscuit, budak lelaki itu sedang menggigit-gigit biskut; b. (of mouse, rabbit) mengunggis, mengerit, mengerip: the cheese had been ~d at, keju itu telah diunggis; c. (of fish) mengutil: fish nibbling at the bait, ikan sedang mengutil umpan itu; 3. consider tentatively, menimbang-nimbangkan: to ~ at the offer, menimbang-nimbangkan tawaran itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bite | n 1. act of biting, menggigit; (of snake) mematuk; at one ~, sekali gigit; give so. a ~, menggigit; (of snake) mematuk; get a ~, digigit; (from snake) dipatuk; 2. wound made by biting, gigitan; (of snake) patukan: insect ~s, gigitan serangga; snake ~, patukan ular; 3. morsel of food, sedikit makanan: there’s not a ~ to eat, tdk ada sedikit pun makanan utk dimakan; /have, take/ a ~, rasa sedikit; 4. a small meal, makan sedikit: let’s have a ~ before we leave, mari kita makan sedikit sebelum pergi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bite | 5. piece, amount bitten off, gigit: two ~s of the apple, dua gigit epal; 6. incisiveness, menusuk hati: a remark with a ~, kata-kata yg menusuk hati; 7. stinging or nipping effect, a. (of wind etc), /menusuk, menggigit/ ke tulang: the ~ of the cold wind, angin yg dingin menusuk ke tulang; b. (of food, drink), [various translations]; (of strong liquor) rasa pedar arak keras: I like a sauce with more ~ in it, saya suka akan sos yg lebih keras rasanya; 8. grip, cengkaman: a screw with plenty of ~, skru yg kuat cengkamannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |