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Meanings of niggle in English

Portuguese
bicar reciprocamente
Catalan
disputar

Argue over petty things.

        bicar reciprocamente
        Portuguese
        criar caso
        Catalan
        afligir-se

        Worry unnecessarily or excessively.

              criar caso
              Usage of niggle in English
              1
              It's possible that one outstanding niggle may resurface; if so, avoid overreacting.
              The South African
              2
              He felt a niggle of worry every time he thought of her.
              King rolen's kin: the uncrowned king
              3
              I remembered another niggle-odeon line from an earlier Spithill interview I did.
              Radio NZ
              4
              Leinster senior coach Stuart Lancaster said: Johnny has a lower-leg niggle.
              The Irish Times
              5
              However, one small niggle has been thrown up by the event.
              Radio NZ
              6
              Okay, it did niggle, but it was something I could forget easily enough.
              Never let me go
              7
              Which I guess is more of a wish than a niggle.
              Wired
              8
              But there was still that niggle, that suspicion, that wouldn't entirely go away.
              Here comes trouble
              9
              Then the last thing he said begins to niggle at her wakening brain.
              The crimson petal and the white
              10
              Trial was OK. Could win on best form but there's a doubt niggle there.
              News.com.au
              11
              In a pulsating, physical game with plenty of niggle, North then held their nerve.
              The Guardian
              12
              And we still don't know the extent of Flintoff's niggle.
              The Guardian
              13
              There was niggle as tensions rose in the second half.
              The Guardian
              14
              This was after returning from international duty with a niggle.
              The South African
              15
              It was tetchy stuff and there was obvious niggle all the way through it.
              The Irish Times
              16
              He was also everywhere defensively and provided his trademark niggle, picking up four fouls.
              News.com.au
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              Niggle through the time