niggle
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
First attested in 1599. Origin uncertain, but likely from Old Norse nigla and/or nugla. Possibly cognate to niggard.
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪɡəl
[edit] Noun
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niggle (plural niggles)
- A minor complaint or problem.
- (obsolete) Small, cramped handwriting.
[edit] Verb
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to niggle (third-person singular simple present niggles, present participle niggling, simple past and past participle niggled)
- To trifle with; to deceive; to mock.
- To dwell too much on minor points.
- To fidget, fiddle, be restless.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
to trifle, to deceive, to mock
to dwell too much on minor points
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to fidget, to fiddle, to be resless
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