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 Definitions of niggling  [ˈnɪg lɪŋ]  

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Definition of 'niggling' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) niggling
petty; trivial; inconsequential.

2.  niggling
demanding too much care, attention, time, etc.

Etymology:  (1590–1600)

Definition of 'niggling' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial
(informal) small and of little importance
"a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"


Definition of 'niggling' Webster Dictionary 

1.  niggling
of Niggle



'niggling' - Nearby Entries  

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