Usage of "niggling" | TermGallery

(Informal) small and of little importance.

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Usage of niggling in английском

Everything from diet to niggling little health problems could be causing problems. 
 Independent.ie 

I need it ASAP. The U.S. case had left a niggling fear. 
 Damaged 

Unfortunately, the beauty of the concept is marred by two niggling problems. 
 Wired 

But no matter how much sense I made, the niggling had started. 
 The distant hours 

Yet there was something niggling about Elder's demeanor, a small discordant something. 
 Secret of the seventh son 

So why did I still have a niggling doubt in my mind? 
 Alpine for You 

The niggling feeling he's articulating has been at him for some time. 
 The Irish Times 

So he picked another niggling doubt at the back of his mind. 
 iD 

And I'm not in a state to go on niggling about it. 
 If Winter Comes 

But any little niggling scruple is more to you than I am. 
 Zuleika Dobson; Or, An Oxford Love Story 

We've had a few niggling injuries but they have been rectified now. 
 The Guardian 

Miller nodded, but something was niggling at the back of his mind. 
 Leviathan Wakes 

Well, then there was that niggling business over why he had returned. 
 If Winter Comes 

All United had to comfort themselves was finally beating a niggling rival. 
 The Guardian 

But I could never quite remove the niggling doubt, you know? 
 Imajica: Complete Edition 

Weeding out niggling problems is not unusual for ambitious, budding businesses. 
 The Irish Times 

niggling

niggle

Verb

Present

Adjective

Noun

Singular

Frequent collocations

Niggling through the time

Niggling across language varieties

Ireland

Common

United States of America

Less common

United Kingdom

Rare

Meanings of niggling in английском