niggling
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.nig·gling
adjective \ˈni-g(ə-)liŋ\Definition of NIGGLING
: petty; also : bothersome or persistent especially in a petty or tiresome way <niggling injuries>
— niggling noun
— nig·gling·ly \-lē\ adverb
See Examples of NIGGLING
- <only niggling differences between the original Broadway musical and the film version that followed>
First Known Use of NIGGLING
1599
Related to NIGGLING
- Synonyms
- chicken, de minimis, footling, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, measly, Mickey Mouse, minute, negligible, no-account, nominal, paltry, peanut, petty, picayune, piddling, piddly, piffling, pimping, slight, trifling, trivial
- Antonyms
- big, consequential, considerable, important, material, significant
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