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21niggle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. trifle (with), dally, nickleanddime (inf.); cheat. See cheapness, deception, unimportance. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To raise unnecessary or trivial objections: carp, cavil, nitpick, pettifog,… …
22niggle — nig|gle [ nıgl ] verb intransitive or transitive BRITISH to worry or annoy someone slightly but continuously: BOTHER …
23niggle — nig·gle || nɪgl v. be petty; trifle; make petty demands; nag, criticize …
24niggle — verb 1》 cause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety. 2》 criticize in a petty way. noun a trivial criticism, worry, or annoyance. Derivatives niggling adjective nigglingly adverb niggly adjective Origin C17: appar. of Scand.… …
25niggle — v 1. trifle, Inf. frivol, Inf. fiddle faddle, fribble, putter, Brit. potter, poke, fritter one s time away, diddle, piddle, dawdle, finick, idle, fool around. 2. criticize, gripe, complain, cavil, carp, Yiddish. kvetch, nag; object, find fault,… …
26niggle — nig·gle …
27niggle — nig•gle [[t]ˈnɪg əl[/t]] v. i. gled, gling 1) to spend too much time and effort on inconsequential details; trifle 2) to criticize in a peevish way; carp • Etymology: 1610–20; < Scand; (ult. < ON hnøggr stingy, c. OE hnēaw); cf. niggard… …
28niggle — [c]/ˈnɪgəl / (say niguhl) verb (niggled, niggling) –verb (i) 1. to trifle; work ineffectively. 2. to make constant petty criticisms: *It was good; it was excellent; niggling desired to make it better. –norman lindsay, 1938. –verb (t) 3. to… …
29niggle — v. & n. v. 1 intr. be over attentive to details. 2 intr. find fault in a petty way. 3 tr. colloq. irritate; nag pettily. n. a trifling complaint or criticism; a worry or annoyance. Etymology: app. of Scand. orig.: cf. Norw. nigla …
30Feuille, de Niggle — (Leaf by Niggle) est une nouvelle de l écrivain britannique J. R. R. Tolkien parue en 1945. L histoire de Niggle, un peintre perfectionniste qui ne peut achever son œuvre, mais trouve néanmoins la consolation, peut s interpréter comme une… …
