Related Words for niggling

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petty
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Adjective, Noun
fiddling
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Noun, Noun, Adjective
little
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Adjective, Adjective, Adverb, Noun
trivial
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Noun, Adjective, Noun
unimportant
xx/x
Noun, Adjective
picayune
xx/
Adjective, Name, Adjective
nagging
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Noun
qualms
/
Noun
pesky
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Adjective
lingering
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Adjective
misgiving
x/x
Noun
irksome
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Adjective
gnawing
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Noun
grumbling
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Noun
worrying
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Verb
irritations
xx/x
Noun
doubts
/
Noun
annoyances
x/xx
Noun
vexing
/x
Adjective
concerns
x/
Noun
unresolved
xx/
Adjective
troublesome
/xx
Adjective
troubling
/xx
Adjective
disquieting
x/xx
Adjective
hiccups
/x
Noun
confusions
x/x
Noun
problems
/x
Noun
issues
/x
Noun
minor
/x
Noun
irritating
/xxx
Adjective
hesitations
xx/x
Noun
glaring
/x
Adjective
complaints
x/
Noun
plagued
/
Verb
pangs
/
Noun
bothersome
/xx
Adjective
aching
/x
Verb
conundrums
x/x
Noun
rumblings
/xx
Noun
annoying
x/x
Adjective
bugging
/x
Noun
uneasiness
x/xx
Noun
dogged
/
Adjective
unease
x/
Noun
squabbles
/x
Noun
unspoken
x/x
Adjective
festering
/xx
Adjective
frustrations
x/x
Noun
recurring
x/x
Adjective
inconsistencies
x/xxx
Noun
aggravating
/xxx
Adjective
agonising
/xxx
Adjective
wracked
/
Verb
pains
/
Noun
persisting
x/x
Verb
discrepancies
x/xx
Noun
quandary
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Noun
quirks
/
Noun
shortcoming
/xx
Noun
anxieties
x/xx
Noun
serious
/xx
Adjective
persistent
x/x
Adjective
dodgy
/x
Adjective
fuss
/
Noun
headaches
/x
Noun
suspicions
x/x
Noun
extraneous
x/xx
Adjective
unstated
x/x
Adjective
incongruity
xx/xx
Noun
harping
/x
Noun
recurrent
x/x
Adjective
debilitating
x/xxx
Adjective
glitches
/x
Noun
dilemma
x/x
Noun
crippling
/xx
Noun
petite
x/
Name
provoking
x/x
Adjective
peevish
/x
Adjective
trifling
/x
Adjective
peddling
/xx
Noun
poking
/x
Verb
mean
/
Noun
petit
/x
Noun
nasty
/x
Adjective
squashing
/x
Verb
galling
/x
Adjective
grating
/x
Noun
infantile
/xx
Noun
feeling
/x
Noun
fear
/
Noun
criticisms
/xxx
Noun
details
x/
Noun
sensation
x/x
Noun
voice
/
Noun
seem
/
Verb
thoughts
/
Noun
sense
/
Noun
questions
/x
Noun
arguing
/xx
Noun
bickering
/xx
Noun, Adjective
drudgery
/xx
Noun
enlarging
x/x
Noun
excitement
x/x
Noun
finicky
/xx
Adjective
fumbling
/xx
Noun
graver
/x
Noun
hardship
/x
Noun, Verb
haunting
/x
Adjective, Noun
heartache
/x
Noun
inconsequential
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
infirmities
x/xx
Noun
jarring
/x
Adjective, Noun
litigation
xx/x
Noun
misunderstandings
xxx/x
Noun
pedantic
x/x
Adjective
perplexing
x/x
Adjective
pinching
/x
Noun, Adjective
pleasing
/x
Noun, Adjective
prosaic
x/x
Adjective
subtle
/x
Adjective
suffering
/xx
Noun, Adjective
ticklish
/xx
Adjective
tormenting
/xx
Noun, Adjective
pidgin
/x
Noun
sfa
x
Name
dicky
/x
Name, Adjective
butt
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Noun, Verb