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Niggle   Listen
verb
Niggle  v. i.  
1.
To trifle or play. "Take heed, daughter, You niggle not with your conscience and religion."
2.
To act or walk mincingly. (Prov. Eng.)
3.
To fret and snarl about trifles. (Prov. Eng.)
4.
(Chiefly Eng.) To move about restlessly or without result; to fidget.
5.
To be finicky or excessively critical; to potter; esp., to work with excessive care for trifling details, as in painting.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Niggle" Quotes from Famous Books



... these buts!" This was what he called "niggling." It was on the tip of his tongue to say, "Why niggle about the thing?" but he recollected his purpose; that was him all over and that was just it! He said brightly, "Let him. Do him good. The idea suddenly came to me as a bit of a lark to have an unexpected holiday with you, and I ...
— If Winter Comes • A.S.M. Hutchinson



Words linked to "Niggle" :   squabble, pettifog, dither, niggler, fence, flap, brabble, debate, bicker, contend



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