The wavelike contractions of the smooth muscle in the  gastrointestinal system are called peristalsis. The purpose of  peristalsis is to push boluses of food along the gastr â¦ ointestinal  tract.
quibble (third-person singular simple present quibbles, present participle quibbling, simple past and past participle quibbled) (intransitive) To complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner. They are constantly quibbling over insignificant details.
Quick Answer. A nibble or nybble is a digital unit of measurement that refers to four binary digits or half a byte (4 bits). Since there are only 16 possible values for a nibble, it can be expediently represented by a single hexadecimal digit.