单词 | niggling |
释义 | niggling[ nig-ling ] / ˈnɪg lɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR niggling ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivepetty; trivial; inconsequential: to quibble about a niggling difference in terminology. demanding too much care, attention, time, etc.: niggling chores about the house. Origin of nigglingFirst recorded in 1590–1600; niggle + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM nigglingnig·gling·ly, adverbWords nearby nigglingniggard, niggardly, nigger, nigger heaven, niggle, niggling, nigh, night, night and day, night-blind, night blindness Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for niggling
British Dictionary definitions for nigglingniggling / (ˈnɪɡlɪŋ) / adjectivepetty fussy irritating requiring painstaking work persistently troublinga niggling back pain nounan act or instance of niggling Derived forms of nigglingnigglingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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