niggling

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

Translation

adj. oroar sig för triviala frågor; överdrivet noggrann; småaktig
n. trivialt arbete; triviala frågor
v. att vara petig
Word Forms
Present Participleniggling

Phrases & Collocations

niggling doubt

ihållande tvivel

niggling pain

ihållande smärta

Example Sentences

people niggling me for doing too much work.

folk som gnäller över att jag jobbar för mycket.

a pointless dispute over niggling details.

en meningslös tvist om små detaljer.

the niggling job of mending all the small holes

det envisa jobbet med att laga alla små hål

she picked him up on one niggling point.

hon påpekade en petitess.

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

Hon kände fortfarande samma gnagande tvivel: sade han verkligen sanningen?

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