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Niggle Common

Niggle has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

A minor complaint or problem.

Verb
1

worry unnecessarily or excessively

"don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"

2

argue over petty things

"Let's not quibble over pennies"

3

To trifle with; to deceive; to mock.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
worry argue
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
scruple dither
Rhyming Words
egle ogle ingle regle aegle nagle fogle engle vogle bugle angle bogle fugle oggle gangle waggle jiggle gaggle muggle wiggle
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