Or niggling....
2007-06-27 18:37:29 · 6 answers · asked by pretty_kitty_52547 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
niggle
verb, intr niggled, niggling
1. To complain about small or unimportant details.
2. To bother, especially slightly but continually; to fuss.
noun
1. A slight nagging worry.
2. A small complaint or criticism.
Derivative: niggler
noun
Derivative: niggling
Fussy.
Thesaurus: trivial, trifling, petty, unimportant, piddling.
Trivially troublesome or worrying.
Persistently annoying.
Etymology: 19c; 17c, meaning ‘to trifle'.
2007-06-27 18:39:23 · answer #1 · answered by ipodlady231 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Niggling is "spending too much time on minor details"; or "to find fault with constantly in a petty way". It also means "stingy--as to give out something in tiny parts (to niggle)".
2007-06-27 18:50:57 · answer #2 · answered by jan51601 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
urban dictionary= 1=slightly annoying or irritating / 2=Australian descriptive term for irritable or bad- tempered / 3= a black person who steals cars
2007-06-27 21:52:36 · answer #3 · answered by hotdogsarefree 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To find fault constantly and trivially
2007-06-27 18:42:59 · answer #4 · answered by sparks9653 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's kind of slang for annoying i guess. but i'm sure you're not niggly! :)
2007-06-27 18:39:48 · answer #5 · answered by Herschel K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Niggled
2016-12-17 06:12:35 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋