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单词 naggle
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nagglen.

Brit. /ˈnaɡl/, U.S. /ˈnæɡ(ə)l/
Origin: Probably formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: naggle v.
Etymology: Probably < naggle v. Compare niggle n. 2.
rare.
Pettiness, nagging.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > paltriness, meanness, or contempt > smallness of mind
littlenessa1400
slenderness?1542
pettiness1581
pettiship1581
pusillitya1620
petty-mindedness1853
naggle1865
puniness1871
chickenshit1944
1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 8 Apr. 7 In these days of niggle and naggle, its force is apt to be miscalled coarseness by critics of a particular school.
1974 K. Millett Flying (1975) iii. 369 The regulation American mother bullying her two sons with naggle.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

nagglev.

Brit. /ˈnaɡl/, U.S. /ˈnæɡ(ə)l/
Forms: 1800s– naggle; English regional 1800s– gnaggle, 1800s– knaggle, 1900s– naggel (north-western); also Scottish 1900s– nagl (Shetland), 1900s– njaggel (Shetland), 1900s– njagl (Shetland), 1900s– nyaggle (Orkney).
Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Formed within English, by derivation. Probably also partly a borrowing from Norn. Etymons: nag v., -le suffix 3.
Etymology: < nag v. + -le suffix 3. In sense 1 in Orkney and Shetland use probably < the unattested Norn cognate of Norwegian regional gnagla to gnaw ( < Norwegian (Nynorsk) gnaga (see gnaw v.) + -la -le suffix 3). With sense 2 compare naggle n., niggle v.2
Chiefly British regional.
1. intransitive. To gnaw, bite.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > eat via specific process [verb (intransitive)] > nibble or gnaw
gnawa1382
bitec1386
knabble1580
nibble1582
nib1585
knapple1611
nab1630
moup1710
chumble1821
naggle1824
peck1824
1824 W. Carr Horæ Momenta Cravenæ 94 Naggles, gnaws.
1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale 58/1 Naggle, to gnaw.
1921 W. de la Mare Mem. of Midget 314 The ill-tempered little beast naggling at its bit.
1988 G. Lamb Orkney Wordbk. Nyaggle, to chew laboriously at something.
1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 121/2 Gi' them pups a bit uv rag or a dab ter gnaggle at.
2. intransitive. Chiefly English regional. To nag, quarrel, complain, etc., esp. in a petty manner. Now rare.
ΘΚΠ
society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > quarrel [verb (intransitive)] > in petty manner
squabblea1616
tift1780
flicker1809
tiff1859
naggle1863
frip1921
1863 Yorks. Gaz. 14 Feb. 8/1 Husbands may forget the wives with whom they naggled and wrangled in days gone by.
1884 Manch. Examiner 28 May 5/7 When..Lord Salisbury began to naggle about days [etc.].
1897 Daily News 5 July 3/4 They seemed to have been quarrelling and naggling a great deal.
a1900 J. R. Wise in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1900) II. 656/1 [Warwickshire] Gnaggle [to grumble or fret continually].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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