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Niggle
niggle
(niggles, niggling, niggled) 1. If something niggles you, it causes you to worry slightly over a long period of time. (mainly BRIT) I realise now that the things which used to niggle and annoy me just don’t really matter... It’s been niggling at my mind ever since I met Neville in Nice... The puzzle niggled away in Arnold’s mind. VERB: V n, V at n, V away, also V • Niggle is also a noun. So why is there a little niggle at the back of my mind? N-COUNT 2. If someone niggles you, they annoy you by continually criticizing you for what you think are small or unimportant things. (mainly BRIT) I don’t react anymore when opponents try to niggle me... You tend to niggle at your partner, and get hurt when he doesn’t hug you. VERB: V n, V at n, also V, V n that • Niggle is also a noun. The life we have built together is more important than any minor niggle either of us might have. N-COUNT
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1.
I. verb (~d; niggling) Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1616 intransitive verb 1. a. trifle b. to spend too much effort on minor details 2. to find fault constantly in a petty way ; carp she haggles, she ~s, she wears out our patience — Virginia Woolf 3. gnaw transitive verb to give stingily or in tiny portions • ~r noun II. noun Date: 1886 chiefly British a trifling doubt, objection, or complaint ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
2.
v. & n. --v. 1 intr. be over-attentive to details. 2 intr. find fault in a petty way. 3 tr. colloq. irritate; nag pettily. --n. a trifling complaint or criticism; a worry or annoyance. Etymology: app. of Scand. orig.: cf. Norw. nigla ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
1. разг. придирка; мелочная претензия или жалоба 2. заниматься пустяками; возиться (с чем-л.); крохоборствовать 3. разг. придираться по мелочам; приставать, надоедать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
4.
v. 1) заниматься пустяками, размениваться на мелочи; - niggle over 2) одурачивать, обманывать NIGGLE over спорить по мелочам ...Англо-русский словарь
5.
~1 v 1 if something niggles you, it worries or annoys you slightly and you cannot forget about it (Something's been niggling her all day.) 2 to argue or make criticisms about small unimportant details + about/over (She niggled over every detail of the bill.) - niggle n - niggler n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
- 1599, possibly from a Scand. source (cf. Norw. dial. nigla "be busy with trifles"), perhaps related to source of niggard. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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