as in to snack
informal
to eat food
—usually + on
We noshed on chips.
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Recent Examples of nosh
Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
In this slender book, Zats muses about everything from watching life from her kitchen window to what makes a perfect nosh and the time Prince attended a family wedding reception.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025
Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
For one day only—Friday, March 28—fans flocked to the temporary establishment to hear Sheeran perform while drinking Guinness and noshing on classic bar fare, including roast beef sandwiches and french fries.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Check out a tasting of the core brews including the Grateful Red Ale, Mid Light Crisis, and Southern Sky Pils, then stick around the 5-acre property for live music, friendly conversation, or a nosh from on-site Blue Moon Cafe.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
In this slender book, Zats muses about everything from watching life from her kitchen window to what makes a perfect nosh and the time Prince attended a family wedding reception.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025
Noun
Your smartly dressed table can nosh on dishes from a terrace overlooking the sea.
—Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
For one day only—Friday, March 28—fans flocked to the temporary establishment to hear Sheeran perform while drinking Guinness and noshing on classic bar fare, including roast beef sandwiches and french fries.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nosh
Verb
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Pairing almond butter with a carb-rich food, like fruit or toast, can make your meal or snack more balanced and blood-sugar friendly.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
16 Sep. 2025
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Rodents like to snack on many bulbs, so make sure they are protected from mice.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The more nibbles there are, the more chances for bacteria.—
Amy Brightfield,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Sep. 2025
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Naylor said the shark bite capital county's shoreline averages 12 to 15 bites or nibbles a year and had seen only four as of late July.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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About a hundred people packed into the museum’s private cinema to hear the results—five winners out of some ten thousand entries—while munching popcorn from little striped cartons.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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When Nibbled Garden Produce Is Okay to Eat Besides potential germs, there are a few other factors to consider before eating veggies or fruit from your garden that animals have munched.—
Amy Brightfield,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But now, the future of Lucille’s American Cafe, a Weston comfort-food institution serving up mouthfuls of nostalgia since 1999, is unclear.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Aug. 2025
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Their Cap & Cane Spirits Overproof Rum clocks in at 63% ABV and is created from a mix of Guatemalan molasses, turbinado sugar, and evaporated cane juice that delivers a mouthful of flavor.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The bite landed on Dottie's wattle, the fleshy red tissue hanging from a chicken's beak that helps regulate body temperature.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Sep. 2025
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The idea is to create a big, rich cheeseburger that is indulgent in every bite.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That morsel of production is tied for the fourth fewest by any Eagles team that still managed to win since 2000, per TruMedia.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Not one morsel contains artificial ingredients or high fructose corn syrup.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Nosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nosh. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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