Adjective : to quibble about a niggling difference in terminology. ,niggling chores about the house. From Dictionary.com.
Having been accused at the beginning of that post of "niggling", I thought perhaps I ought to cut to the chase. From Wordnik.com. [What do we mean by ‘computer game’?] Reference
Of course, that kind of niggling detail tends to fly under your radar, it seems. From Wordnik.com. [BlueOregon] Reference
Opening bowler v opening bat both with the kind of niggling big mouths we want to see. From Wordnik.com. [NEWS.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
This is the kind of niggling technicality that will send my grey hairs in sorrow to the grave. From Wordnik.com. [The House Next Door] Reference
Arthur is equivocal about whether Kallis 'absence may be a boost for opponents themselves beset by a collection of' niggling 'injuries. From Wordnik.com. [ECB Latest News] Reference
"niggling"; he found himself in the shoals of exasperation. From Wordnik.com. [If Winter Comes] Reference
(in Ireland they call it "niggling" at a horse's mouth) which is practised by almost every bad rider. From Wordnik.com. [The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed.] Reference
Then a niggling thought gnawed at the edges of her mind. From Wordnik.com. [The Part Time Wife]
In a moment the niggling idea had returned, stronger, surer. From Wordnik.com. [The Beekeeper's Apprentice]
Olive put in a word: "I dislike all those niggling formalities.". From Wordnik.com. [Swirling Waters] Reference
Zumwalt dismissed the whole controversy as bureaucratic niggling. From Wordnik.com. [A Matter Of Honor] Reference
Look, niggling around the edges is exactly what John McCain does. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 26, 2008] Reference
Looking back at the glittering lights, she also felt a niggling guilt. From Wordnik.com. [Voice of the Gods]
Had that really been niggling the silly man for a quarter of a century?. From Wordnik.com. [War Game]
First there is that tiny little niggling, deep down inside of my brain. From Wordnik.com. [a more than clear explanation] Reference
Therefore, I thought the comments that were made by those two were niggling. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 10, 2002] Reference
Just getting all of the niggling details tidied away, then you can see them. From Wordnik.com. [Music to My Sorrow]
Besides, the cottage was the one niggling fear that remained to be conquered. From Wordnik.com. [One Night for Love]
"Some of us see a difference between thoroughness and niggling," Beth answered. From Wordnik.com. [The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius] Reference
That meant seeing the big picture and not always niggling about the small print. From Wordnik.com. [Betty Bothroyd The Autobiography]
The cold of the sea refreshed him, but niggling doubts continued to gnaw at him. From Wordnik.com. [Shield of Thunder]
There need be no niggling to remove sharp angles, or to make the fragment shapely. From Wordnik.com. [The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition] Reference
QUESTION: Plato, you made reference to the fact that there were niggling questions. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 10, 2002] Reference
Urza's face twitched, as if Sharaman had mentioned some small, niggling problem. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers' War]
It has a few niggling problems but is the best console racing game I've played in ages. From Wordnik.com. [kevynwight Diary Entry] Reference
She had been experiencing a niggling pain in the small of her back for several days now. From Wordnik.com. [The Falcons of Montabard]
Actually it was a thought that had been niggling at him ever since the night before last. From Wordnik.com. [Irresistible]
The niggling idea moving through her head would never work if they couldn't see her clearly. From Wordnik.com. [Wicked Pleasures]
That, of course, had been the other niggling concern that had been inhabiting Sophie's mind. From Wordnik.com. [A Lady of Expectations]
I have this niggling worry that perhaps I'm like typing a li'l too loud. and I just realised. From Wordnik.com. [jaeaxe Diary Entry] Reference
But perhaps he would always have the niggling feeling that he had not quite fulfilled his vow. From Wordnik.com. [Slightly Married]
When the doctor walked away Dillon's gaze zeroed in on Emily again, a new worry niggling at him. From Wordnik.com. [A Baby For Emily]
Tremayne went on niggling away at his frustration, not seeming to mind if I learned his business. From Wordnik.com. [Longshot]
Such niggling super refinement would be quite repugnant to Borrow's highway robustious temperament. From Wordnik.com. [Souvenir of the George Borrow Celebration Norwich, July 5th, 1913] Reference
But instead of distinguishing the houses, these niggling differences simply served to point up the monotonous similarities. From Wordnik.com. [The Status Civilization] Reference
In the second place, the plants should only be pinched once, and there is no occasion for the niggling business which gardeners call. From Wordnik.com. [The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition] Reference
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