Which word in the given sentence is the ANTONYM of – nibble?
They sprinted across the floor and leaped up to the elevated platforms, poking their soft muzzles into the stanchions to gobble the grain.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The word gobble is the antonym of nibble in the given sentence.
- Nibble means "to eat or take small bites of something."
- Gobble means "to eat or swallow something quickly and greedily."
The other words in the sentence do not have opposite meanings to nibble.
- Muzzles are the soft parts of an animal's face that surround the mouth and nose.
- Elevated means "raised up or above something else."
- Sprinted means "to run very fast."