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to make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevant
- you know it drives me crazy when you niggle like that
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niggle
noun
chiefly British
Synonyms & Antonyms of niggle (Entry 2 of 2)
1
as in quibble, demur
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- approval,
- endorsement
- (also indorsement),
- sanction
2
as in qualm, tremor
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The first known use of niggle was in 1599
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