niggling

niggling /'nigliɳ/
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Xem thêm: fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial, fuss, fret, quibble, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble



niggling

Từ điển WordNet

    adj.

  • (informal) small and of little importance; fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial

    a fiddling sum of money

    a footling gesture

    our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war

    a little (or small) matter

    a dispute over niggling details

    limited to petty enterprises

    piffling efforts

    giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction


English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary


syn.: fiddling footling lilliputian little petty picayune piddling piffling trivial
niggles|niggled|niggling
syn.: bicker brabble fret fuss pettifog quibble squabble