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View usage for: (nɪgəlɪŋ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]A niggling injury or worry is small but bothers you over a long period of time. Both players have been suffering from niggling injuries. ...a niggling worry that the cheap car is also the one that will cause endless trouble. Synonyms: irritating, troubling, persistent, bothersome More Synonyms of niggling More Synonyms of niggling niggling in British English (ˈnɪɡlɪŋ) adjective4. requiring painstaking work 5. persistently troubling a niggling back pain noun6. an act or instance of niggling Derived forms nigglingly (ˈnigglingly) adverb Examples of 'niggling' in a sentenceniggling Both players have been suffering from niggling injuries. Synonyms irritating troubling persistent They started having tiffs about the most niggling little things. Additional synonymsDefinition causing bother It's all been very noisy and bothersome in Parliament this week. Synonyms troublesome, trying, demanding, difficult, distressing, annoying, irritating, aggravating (informal), galling, exasperating, tiresome, inconvenient, vexing, irksome, vexatiousSynonyms fault-finding, critical, carping, quibbling, nit-picking (informal), censorious, hypercritical, captiousDefinition overelaborate or ornate Even the most finicky eater will find something to eat. Synonyms fussy, difficult, particular, hard to please, critical, scrupulous, fastidious, dainty, squeamish, choosy (informal), picky (informal), nit-picking (informal), finicking, overnice, overparticular, nit-picky (informal) - niggardly
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Additional synonymsDefinition very particular about detail She's not fussy about her food. Synonyms particular, difficult, exacting, discriminating, fastidious, dainty, squeamish, choosy (informal), picky (informal), nit-picking (informal), hard to please, finicky, pernickety, faddish, faddy, anal retentive, old-maidish, old womanish, overparticular, nit-picky (informal) Definition having little or no importance In 1949 it was still a small, insignificant city. Synonyms unimportant, minor, irrelevant, petty, trivial, meaningless, trifling, meagre, negligible, flimsy, paltry, immaterial, inconsequential, nondescript, measly (informal), scanty, inconsiderable, of no consequence, nonessential, small potatoes, nickel-and-dime (US, slang), of no account, nugatory, unsubstantial, not worth mentioning, of no moment, wanky (taboo, slang) Definition not very serious or significant She is known for a number of minor roles in films. Synonyms small, lesser, subordinate, smaller, light, slight, secondary, petty, inferior, trivial, trifling, insignificant, negligible, unimportant, paltry, inconsequential, inconsiderable, nickel-and-dime (US, slang) Definition showing such concern Perfectionists are fussy, nit-picking types who worry about every little detail. Synonyms fussy, carping, quibbling, pedantic, finicky, cavilling, pettifogging, anal retentive, captious, hairsplitting Definition excessively concerned with unimportant detail pettifogging bureaucratic interference Synonyms hairsplitting, mean, sophisticated, subtle, petty, insignificant, niggling, paltry, quibbling, piddling (informal), nit-picking (informal), cavilling, equivocating, captious, sophistical, casuistic Definition fussy Everyone knows children are picky eaters. Synonyms fussy, particular, critical, carping, fastidious, dainty, choosy (informal), finicky, cavilling, pernickety (informal), fault-finding, captious, nit-picky (informal) Definition petty or trivial arguing over piddling amounts of money Synonyms trivial, little, petty, worthless, insignificant, pants (informal), useless, fiddling, trifling, unimportant, paltry, Mickey Mouse (slang), puny, derisory, measly (informal), crappy (slang), toytown (slang), piffling, poxy (slang), nickel-and-dime (US, slang), wanky (taboo, slang), chickenshit (US, slang) Definition insignificant, petty, or frivolous The guests had each paid £250, no trifling sum. Synonyms insignificant, small, tiny, empty, slight, silly, shallow, petty, idle, trivial, worthless, negligible, unimportant, frivolous, paltry, minuscule, puny, measly, piddling (informal), inconsiderable, valueless, nickel-and-dime (US, slang), footling (informal) Definition trivial or insignificant It was an unimportant job, and paid very little. Synonyms insignificant, minor, petty, trivial, slight, irrelevant, worthless, trifling, paltry, immaterial, inconsequential, low-ranking, of no consequence, nickel-and-dime (US, slang), of no account, nugatory, not worth mentioning, of no moment |