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niggling (out)

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present participle of niggle (out)

Synonyms & Antonyms of niggling (out)

as in pinching, skimping

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for niggling (out)

pinching,
skimping,
stinting

begrudging,
declining,
denying,
depriving (of),
disallowing,
refusing,
rejecting,
withholding

misallocating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for niggling (out)

administering,
allocating,
apportioning,
dealing (out),
dispensing,
distributing,
doling out,
handing out,
meting (out),
parceling (out)
(or parcelling (out)),
portioning,
prorating

admeasuring,
allotting,
allowing,
appropriating,
assigning,
dishing out,
dividing,
divvying (up),
dolloping (out),
lotting,
measuring (out),
parting,
proportioning,
rationing,
redistributing,
setting,
sharing (out),
splitting

bestowing,
disbursing,
furnishing,
issuing,
providing,
sharing,
supplying

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“Niggling (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/niggling%20%28out%29. Accessed 11 Aug. 2022.

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