niggle

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Small, cramped handwriting
To dwell too much on minor points
A minor complaint or problem
To trifle with; to deceive; to mock
To fidget, fiddle, be restless
To be finicky or excessively critical; to potter; esp
{f} be petty; trifle; make petty demands; nag, criticize
To fret and snarl about trifles
To act or walk mincingly
worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"
To move about restlessly or without result; to fidget
To use, spend, or do in a petty or trifling manner
If someone niggles you, they annoy you by continually criticizing you for what you think are small or unimportant things. I don't react anymore when opponents try to niggle me You tend to niggle at your partner, and get hurt when he doesn't hug you. Niggle is also a noun. The life we have built together is more important than any minor niggle either of us might have
If something niggles you, it causes you to worry slightly over a long period of time. I realise now that the things which used to niggle and annoy me just don't really matter It's been niggling at my mind ever since I met Neville in Nice The puzzle niggled away in Arnold's mind. Niggle is also a noun. So why is there a little niggle at the back of my mind?
to work with excessive care for trifling details, as in painting
To elaborate excessively, as in art
argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"
To trifle or play
niggled
past of niggle
niggles
plural of niggle
niggling
when bestowed on unimportant detail
niggling
(informal terms) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
niggling
present participle of niggle
niggling
Finicky or pottering work; minute and very careful workmanship in drawing, painting, or the like, esp
niggling
A niggling injury or worry is small but bothers you over a long period of time. Both players have been suffering from niggling injuries. a niggling worry that the cheap car is also the one that will cause endless trouble
niggling
{s} petty; trifling; nagging
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