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- DictionaryNiggling/ˈniɡ(ə)liNG/
adjective
- 1. causing slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety: "niggling aches and pains"
verb. nig· gle ˈni-gəl. niggled; niggling ˈni-g (ə-)liŋ. Synonyms of niggle. intransitive verb. 1. a. : trifle. b. : to spend too much effort on minor details. 2. : to find fault constantly in a petty way : carp. she haggles, she niggles, she wears out our patience Virginia Woolf. 3. : gnaw. transitive verb. : to give stingily or in tiny portions.
Definition of niggling adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
3 days ago · 1. petty. 2. fussy. 3. irritating. 4. requiring painstaking work. 5. persistently troubling. a niggling back pain. noun. 6. an act or instance of niggling. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. nigglingly (ˈnigglingly) adverb. Word Frequency. niggling in American English. (ˈnɪɡlɪŋ)
Definitions of niggling. adjective. (informal) small and of little importance. “a dispute over niggling details”. synonyms: fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, petty, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial. unimportant. not important.
adjective. 1. irritating, troubling, persistent, bothersome Both players have been suffering from niggling injuries. 2. petty, minor, trifling, insignificant, unimportant, fussy, quibbling, picky (informal), piddling (informal), nit-picking (informal), finicky, pettifogging They started having tiffs about the most niggling little things.
to worry someone slightly, usually for a long time: I just can't remember his name - it's been niggling me for a couple of weeks. One thought kept niggling at her. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing feelings of anger and displeasure. aggravate. aggrieve. alienate. anger.
verb (used without object) , nig·gled, nig·gling. to criticize, especially constantly or repeatedly, in a peevish or petty way; carp: to niggle about the fine points of interpretation; preferring to niggle rather than take steps to correct a situation. to spend too much time and effort on inconsequential details:
