Definition of niggling
: petty; also : bothersome or persistent especially in a petty or tiresome way niggling injuries
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Examples of niggling in a Sentence
only niggling differences between the original Broadway musical and the film version that followed
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NIGGLING Defined for English Language Learners
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: causing you to feel a slight pain or to be worried or annoyed for a long time
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