Definitions | niggle |
| noun
- A minor complaint or problem.
- (obsolete) Small, cramped handwriting.
verb (niggl, ing)
- To trifle with; to deceive; to mock.
- To dwell too much on minor points.
- To fidget, fiddle, be restless.
Etymology: First attested in 1599. Origin uncertain, but likely from (Norw.) nigla and/or nugla.
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