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Meanings of
niggling
in inglés
(Informal) small and of little importance.
little
petty
trivial
fiddling
lilliputian
picayune
piddling
piffling
footling
Related terms
unimportant
Usage of
niggling
in inglés
1
Everything from diet to
niggling
little health problems could be causing problems.
2
I need it ASAP. The U.S. case had left a
niggling
fear.
3
Unfortunately, the beauty of the concept is marred by two
niggling
problems.
4
But no matter how much sense I made, the
niggling
had started.
5
Yet there was something
niggling
about Elder's demeanor, a small discordant something.
6
So why did I still have a
niggling
doubt in my mind?
7
The
niggling
feeling he's articulating has been at him for some time.
8
So he picked another
niggling
doubt at the back of his mind.
9
And I'm not in a state to go on
niggling
about it.
10
But any little
niggling
scruple is more to you than I am.
11
We've had a few
niggling
injuries but they have been rectified now.
12
Miller nodded, but something was
niggling
at the back of his mind.
13
Well, then there was that
niggling
business over why he had returned.
14
All United had to comfort themselves was finally beating a
niggling
rival.
15
But I could never quite remove the
niggling
doubt, you know?
16
Weeding out
niggling
problems is not unusual for ambitious, budding businesses.
Other examples for "niggling"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
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niggling
niggle
Verb
Present
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
niggling doubt
niggling feeling
niggling sense
niggling suspicion
niggling foot
Niggling
through the time
Niggling
across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Rare