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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   niggle

   • IPA[ˈniɡ(ə)l]

   美式

   • v.
     cause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety；find fault with (someone) in a petty way
   • n.
     a trifling complaint, dispute, or criticism

   • verb: niggle, 3rd person present: niggles, gerund or present participle: niggling, past tense: niggled, past participle: niggled

   • noun: niggle, plural noun: niggles

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. cause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety a suspicion niggled at the back of her mind 同義詞 irritate, annoy, worry, trouble, bother, ... 更多provoke, exasperate, upset, gall, irk, rankle with, informalrile, hack off, get, get to, bug, get up someone's nose
   • ▪ find fault with (someone) in a petty way colleagues say he loved to niggle and criticize people 同義詞 complain, object, moan, fuss, nag, ... 更多carp, cavil, find fault, grumble, grouse, mither, twine, informalnitpick

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a trifling complaint, dispute, or criticism it is an excellent book except for my few niggles he can only throw underarm at the moment because of a niggle