- 1[intransitive, transitive] niggle (at somebody) to irritate or annoy someone slightly; to make someone slightly worried synonym bother A doubt niggled at her.
- 2[intransitive] niggle (about/over something) to argue about something unimportant; to criticize someone for something that is not important synonym quibble
niggle
verbNAmE//ˈnɪɡl//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they niggle he / she / it niggles
past simple niggled
-ing form niggling
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