niggle
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈnɪɡəl/
Noun

niggle (plural niggles)

  1. A minor complaint or problem.
  2. (obsolete) Small, cramped handwriting.
Verb

niggle (niggles, present participle niggling; past and past participle niggled)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To trifle with; to deceive; to mock.
  2. (transitive) To use, spend, or do in a petty or trifling manner.
  3. (intransitive) To dwell too much on minor points or on trifling details.
  4. (intransitive, mostly, UK) To fidget, fiddle, be restless.
Translations
  • Russian: суети́ться



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