Definitions
argue over petty things
Word origin
First attested in 1599. Origin uncertain, but likely borrowed from dialectal Norwegian nigla (“to be stingy, to busy oneself with trifles”), ultimately from Old Norse hnøggr (“stingy; miserly”), related to Old English hnēaw (“stingy; niggardly”). More at niggard.
Used in a sentence
“He declared that it would take until the early New Year for all the faults and niggles to be ironed out, and that the rest of 2019 would be deemed to be a 'bedding in' period.”
“I shall so feed your fierce vexation , And raise your worship ' s storms ; I shall so niggle you , And juggle you , and fiddle you , and firk you”
“I can see him now with his one eye closed as he came niggling along, and didn't he just give me a grandfather's blessing!”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Fuss over details”6 letters
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