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niggle 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈnigəl/,
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niggled, past participle; niggles, 3rd person singular present; niggling, present participle; niggled, past tense;
  1. Cause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety
    • - a suspicion niggled at the back of her mind
    • - niggling aches and pains
  2. Find fault with (someone) in a petty way
    • - colleagues say he loved to niggle and criticize people
Noun
  1. A trifling complaint, dispute, or criticism

  1. fuss: worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"
  2. quibble: argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"
  3. (niggling) fiddling: (informal) 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"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; " ...
  4. "Leaf by Niggle" is a short story written by J. R. R. Tolkien in 1938-39 and first published in the Dublin Review in January 1945. ...
  5. A minor complaint or problem; Small, cramped handwriting; To trifle with; to deceive; to mock; To dwell too much on minor points; To fidget, fiddle, be restless
  6. (v) - spend too much time on minor points