From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Niggle \Nig"gle\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Niggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Niggling}.] [Dim. of Prov. E. nig to clip money; cf. also Prov. E. nig a small piece.] To trifle with; to deceive; to mock. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Niggle \Nig"gle\, verb (used without an object)
Take heed, daughter, You niggle not with your conscience and religion. --Massinger.
2. To act or walk mincingly. [Prov. Eng.]
3. To fret and snarl about trifles. [Prov. Eng.]
1. To move about restlessly or without result; to fidget. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
5. To be finicky or excessively critical; to potter; esp., to work with excessive care for trifling details, as in painting. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Niggle \Nig"gle\, verb (used with an object)
1. To use, spend, or do in a petty or trifling manner. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. To elaborate excessively, as in art. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
verb
1: worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" [syn: {fuss}, {fret}]
2: argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies" [syn: {quibble}, {pettifog}, {bicker}, {squabble}, {brabble}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
62 Moby Thesaurus words for "niggle": adverse criticism, animadversion, aspersion, bad notices, bad press, bitch, bug, captiousness, carp, carp at, carping, cavil, caviling, censoriousness, complain, criticism, criticize, exception, faultfinding, find fault, flak, fret at, fuss, fuss at, grouse, hairsplitting, hassle, henpeck, hit, home thrust, hostile criticism, hypercriticalness, hypercriticism, imputation, knock, kvetch, nag, nagging, nibble at, niggling, nit, nit-picking, obloquy, overcriticalness, peck at, pester, pestering, pettifogging, pick at, pick on, priggishness, quibble, quibbling, rap, reflection, reproachfulness, slam, stricture, swipe, taking exception, trichoschistism, yap at
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