niggling

[US]/ˈnɪɡlɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈnɪɡlɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. worrying about trivial matters; overly meticulous; petty
n. trivial work; trivial matters
v. to nitpick
Word Forms
Present Participleniggling

Phrases & Collocations

niggling doubt

niggling pain

Example Sentences

people niggling me for doing too much work.

a pointless dispute over niggling details.

the niggling job of mending all the small holes

she picked him up on one niggling point.

She still felt the same niggling doubt: was he really telling the truth?

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