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Pronunciation: [nˈɪbɪŋ] (IPA)

Nibbing is a word that refers to the process of cutting the end of a pen into a point. synonyms for this word include "sharpening", "pointing", "grinding", "whittling", "shaping", and "carving". Each of these synonyms indicates a slightly different method or approach to achieving the same result. For example, "sharpening" may suggest the use of a sharpening stone or tool, while "whittling" may indicate a more hands-on approach. Regardless of the specific synonym used, the goal of nibbing is to create a fine point on the pen nib that allows for precise and controlled writing.
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Linnell turned upon him fiercely, but he yielded to his companion's touch, and they walked on some twenty yards, followed by Burnett, who was laughing to himself and Nibbing his hands.
"The Master of the Ceremonies"
George Manville Fenn
And it was while she sat alone in her bedroom, her fingers clasping and unclasping the arms of her chair, her feet nervously Nibbing up and down on the thick soft carpet, hesitating as to the best course for her to take, holding her knowledge meanwhile tight, hugging it for a little altogether to herself, her very own, shared as yet by no one,-it was while she sat there, that people out of doors in Acapulco itself, along the main roads, out in the country towards Zamora on the north and San Blas on the south, became suddenly aware of new signposts.
"Christopher and Columbus"
Countess Elizabeth Von Arnim
The borough that out of gratitude to Lord Grey returned a jobbing shopkeeper twice to Parliament as its representative without a contest, had now a Conservative Association, with a banker for its chairman, and a brewer for its vice-president, and four sharp lawyers Nibbing their pens, noting their memorandum-books, and assuring their neighbours, with a consoling and complacent air, that 'Property must tell in the long run.
"Coningsby"
Benjamin Disraeli

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