Niggle

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To be preoccupied with trifles or petty details.
  • verb-intransitive. To find fault constantly and trivially; carp. See Synonyms at quibble.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A minor complaint or problem.
  • n. Small, cramped handwriting.
  • v. To trifle with; to deceive; to mock.
  • v. To dwell too much on minor points.
  • v. To fidget, fiddle, be restless.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To trifle with; to deceive; to mock.
  • verb-intransitive. To trifle or play.
  • verb-intransitive. To act or walk mincingly.
  • verb-intransitive. To fret and snarl about trifles.
  • verb-intransitive.
  • verb-intransitive. To move about restlessly or without result; to fidget.
  • verb-intransitive. To be finicky or excessively critical; to potter; esp., to work with excessive care for trifling details, as in painting.
  • v. To use, spend, or do in a petty or trifling manner.
  • v. To elaborate excessively, as in art.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To eat sparingly; nibble.
  • To act in a mincing manner; work in a finicking, fussy way.
  • To trifle; be employed in trifling or petty carping.
  • To fret; complain of trifles.
  • . To draw out unwillingly; squeeze out or hand out slyly.
  • To play with contemptuously; make sport or game of; mock; deceive.
  • To fill with excess of details; over-elaborate.
  • n. Small cramped handwriting; a scribble; a scrawl.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. argue over petty things
  • v. worry unnecessarily or excessively
  • Verb Form
    niggled    niggles    niggling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    fence    contend    argue    debate   
    Form
    niggled    niggling    niggly   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    deceive    mock    fidget    potter   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    millimite    food-quest    nibbler    amoebae    rankle    whatever-it-is    caviller    upswell    snub    misspelling