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单词 niggling
释义

niggling

adjective

nig·​gling ˈni-g(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce niggling (audio)
: petty
also : bothersome or persistent especially in a petty or tiresome way
niggling injuries
niggling noun
nigglingly
ˈni-g(ə-)liŋ-lē How to pronounce niggling (audio)
adverb

Synonyms

  • chicken
  • de minimis
  • footling
  • inconsequential
  • inconsiderable
  • insignificant
  • measly
  • Mickey Mouse
  • minute
  • negligible
  • no-account
  • nominal
  • paltry
  • peanut
  • petty
  • picayune
  • piddling
  • piddly
  • piffling
  • pimping
  • slight
  • trifling
  • trivial
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Example Sentences

only niggling differences between the original Broadway musical and the film version that followed

Word History

First Known Use

1599, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

niggling

adjective

nig·​gling ˈni-gliŋ How to pronounce niggling (audio)
: petty sense 1

niggling 1 of 2

adjective

as in slight
so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention only niggling differences between the original Broadway musical and the film version that followed

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • slight
  • nominal
  • petty
  • tiny
  • piffling
  • trivial
  • piddling
  • picayune
  • trifling
  • insignificant
  • footling
  • inconsequential
  • negligible
  • inconsiderable
  • piddly
  • measly
  • minute
  • pimping
  • paltry
  • peanut
  • chicken
  • de minimis
  • quibbling
  • little
  • nitpicking
  • imperceptible
  • no-account
  • pettifogging
  • Mickey Mouse
  • puny
  • inappreciable
  • hairsplitting
  • mean
  • inferior
  • small-fry
  • two-bit
  • one-horse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • considerable
  • significant
  • important
  • serious
  • big
  • substantial
  • material
  • consequential
  • momentous
  • weighty
  • prominent
  • noteworthy
  • pivotal
  • conspicuous
  • striking
  • outstanding
  • discernible
  • remarkable
  • appreciable
  • measurable
  • discernable
  • eventful
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niggling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of niggle
as in complaining
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • complaining
  • nitpicking
  • quibbling
  • carping
  • fussing
  • moaning
  • caviling
  • whining
  • cavilling
  • grumbling
  • muttering
  • bitching
  • splitting hairs
  • squealing
  • yammering
  • griping
  • criticizing
  • grousing
  • faulting
  • kicking
  • kvetching
  • squawking
  • bellyaching
  • whimpering
  • wailing
  • murmuring
  • growling
  • yowling
  • beefing
  • yawping
  • croaking
  • crabbing
  • yauping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • praising
  • recommending
  • commending
  • supporting
  • applauding
  • backing
  • complimenting
  • approving
  • championing
  • endorsing
  • indorsing
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