naggle1
/ˈnaɡl/rare
noun
Pettiness, nagging.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Pall Mall Gazette. Probably from naggle (although this is first attested slightly later). Compare slightly later naggling.
naggle2
/ˈnaɡl/Chiefly British regional
verb
[no object] To gnaw, bite.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John C. Atkinson (1814–1900), author and antiquary. From nag + -le.
- fighting chance
- fighting cock
- fighting fish
- fighting fit
- fighting fund
- fighting top
- fighting words
- fight like cat and dog
- fight one's corner
- fight or flight
- fight shy of
- fight someone/thing off
- fight tooth and nail
- fig leaf
- figment
- figmental
- fig parrot
- fig tree
- figura
- figural
- figurant
- figuration
- figurative
- figuratively
- figurativeness