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kibble

kibble

12 5.2
Dry small pellets of food for dogs or cats
  • noun
  • /ˈkɪbəl/
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  • After a long walk, my cat eagerly devoured the kibble in her dish.
  • a bowl of kibble
  • a bag of kibble
  • eat kibble

But right now this is the kibble that she is eating.

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Examples

  • Pug, my mom totally cuts out some of my kibble and loads me up on carrots and strawberries (yummy).

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  • A bowl of kibble, a quick walk, and that's it.

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  • But right now this is the kibble that she is eating.

  • Now, my daughter had come in and she had given my cat some kibble on the other side of my bed.

  • Is that kibble in that bowl really the right thing for your cat?

  • How much kibble should I feed Rocky?

  • Most kibble is packed with fillers and mystery ingredients.

  • Feed your cat plenty of wet food when possible, and supplement it with a dry-kibble diet.

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  • My rescue group asks adopters to never feed dry kibble of any kind; they can only feed canned, grain-free, or raw.

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  • Every evening, I fill the bowl with fresh kibble for my dog.

Synonyms

feed
vskibble
89 1.0

Food for farm animals like cows and chickens

is a small dry pellet form used mainly for companion animals
petfood
vskibble
1.0

Food made for pets such as cats or dogs to keep them healthy

is the dry coarse pellet form of such manufactured food
feedstuff
vskibble
  • Specialized
5.1

Food for farm animals like cows or pigs

is a processed coarse pellet rather than a general raw animal food material

Surface Forms

kibble singular
kibbles plural

Etymology

Kibble for dry pet food comes from an old word meaning 'to crush' or 'to grind'. Because the grain is pressed into small pieces, we call dry dog and cat food 'kibble'.