to niggle
11niggle — v. (D; intr.) to niggle about, over (to niggle over every sentence) * * * [ nɪg(ə)l] over (to niggle over every sentence) (D; intr.) to niggle about …
12niggle — nig|gle1 [ˈnıgəl] v [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language] 1.) [T] if something niggles you, you keep worrying about it or feeling annoyed about it and you cannot forget it →↑bug ▪ Something s been niggling her all day. ▪ …
13Niggle — According to author Kim Kirchhoff, a niggle is a “trifling doubt or objection.” It is a lack of congruence that may appear below the surface of conscious awareness and picked up by the body before the mind registers it. In common English language …
14niggle — 1 verb 1 (T) if something niggles you, it worries or annoys you slightly and you cannot forget about it: Something s been niggling her all day. 2 (I) to argue or make criticisms about small unimportant details (+ about/over): She niggled over… …
15niggle — 1. verb 1) his behavior does niggle me Syn: irritate, annoy, bother, provoke, exasperate, upset, gall, irk, rankle with; informal rile, get to, bug 2) he niggles about the prices Syn …
16niggle — [ˈnɪg(ə)l] verb [I/T] 1) British to worry or annoy someone slightly but continuously 2) to argue with someone, or to criticize them about something unimportant niggle noun [C] …
17Leaf by Niggle — Niggle redirects here. For other meanings, see wikt:niggle. Italian edition of Tree and Leaf Leaf by Niggle is a short story written by J. R. R. Tolkien in 1938–39[1] and first published in the Dublin Review in January 1945 …
18niggle — I. verb (niggled; niggling) Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1616 intransitive verb 1. a. trifle b. to spend too much effort on minor details 2. to find fault constantly in a petty way ; carp …
19niggle — 1. noun A minor complaint or problem. 2. verb a) To trifle with; to deceive; to mock. b) To dwell too much on minor points …
20niggle — Synonyms and related words: adverse criticism, animadversion, aspersion, bad notices, bad press, bitch, bug, captiousness, carp, carp at, carping, cavil, caviling, censoriousness, complain, criticism, criticize, exception, faultfinding, find… …
