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单词 niggle
释义 nig·gle
I. \ˈnigəl\ verb
(niggled ; niggled ; niggling \-g(ə)iŋ\ ; niggles)
Etymology: origin unknown
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : trifle
  < didn't niggle with … prepositions but printed the lecture title as it was received — Newsweek >
 b. : to work meticulously; especially : to spend too much effort on minor details
2. : to find fault constantly in a petty way : carp
 < she haggles, she niggles, she wears out our patience — Virginia Woolf >
3. : gnaw
 < a tiny niggling noise like a mouse — Ruth Park >
 < the question which had niggled insistently at his brain — J.E.Macdonnell >
transitive verb
: to give stingily or in tiny portions
 < it seems greedier to me to … niggle it out in tiny bits — Florence Bullock >
II. \ˈnigəl\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: niggle, verb
chiefly Britain : a trifling doubt, objection, or complaint
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