niggle : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: niggle	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for niggle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
niggle v worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" Synonym(s): fuss, niggle, fret argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies" Synonym(s): quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Niggle \Nig"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Niggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Niggling}.] [Dim. of Prov. E. nig to clip money; cf. also Prov. E. nig a small piece.] To trifle with; to deceive; to mock. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Niggle \Nig"gle\, v. t. 1. To trifle or play. Take heed, daughter, You niggle not with your conscience and religion. --Massinger. 2. To act or walk mincingly. [Prov. Eng.] 3. To fret and snarl about trifles. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Niggle \Nig"gle\, v. t. 1. To use, spend, or do in a petty or trifling manner. 2. To elaborate excessively, as in art.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Niggle \Nig"gle\, v. i. (Chiefly Eng.) 1. To move about restlessly or without result; to fidget. 2. To be finicky or excessively critical; to potter; esp., to work with excessive care for trifling details, as in painting.