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niggling Definition


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niggle
verb, intr niggled, niggling
    1. To complain about small or unimportant details.
    2. To bother, especially slightly but continually; to fuss.
noun
    1. A slight nagging worry.
    2. A small complaint or criticism.
Derivative: niggler
noun
    Derivative: niggling
      Fussy.
        Thesaurus: trivial, trifling, petty, unimportant, piddling.
      Trivially troublesome or worrying.
      Persistently annoying.
    Etymology: 19c; 17c, meaning ‘to trifle'.



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