niggle

(nĭg'əl)
intr.v., -gled, -gling, -gles.

1. To be preoccupied with trifles or petty details.
2. To find fault constantly and trivially; carp. See synonyms at quibble.

[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

niggler nig'gler n.

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verb

To raise unnecessary or trivial objections: carp, cavil, nitpick, pettifog, quibble. Idioms: pick to pieces. See support/oppose.

For a list of words related to niggle, see:

• Judgments Pro and Con - niggle: find fault in petty way; fuss over details
• Opposition, Disagreement, and Attack - niggle: (vb) find fault constantly in petty way

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - ærgre, irritere, nusse med, hakke på
n. - ærgrelse, irritation

Nederlands (Dutch)
muggenziften, beuzelen, vitten op, knagen, irriteren

Français (French)
v. intr. - se plaindre sans arrêt
n. - remarque, souci

Deutsch (German)
v. - herumnörgeln, (endlos) herumtüfteln
n. - Genörgel, Getüftel

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - λεπτολογώ, (ψι)ψειρίζω, ψιλολογώ

Italiano (Italian)
cavillare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - criticar, gastar muito tempo e esforço em detalhes inconseqüentes, trabalhar sem eficiência

Русский (Russian)
придираться к мелочам, задевать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - reparar en pequeñeces, ser meticuloso
n. - letra muy metida

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - knåpa, pilla, vara petig, håna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
为琐事费时, 挑剔, 拘泥小节, 轻微的抱怨, 小牢骚, 难以辨认的字迹

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 為瑣事費時, 挑剔, 拘泥小節
n. - 輕微的抱怨, 小牢騷, 難以辨認的字跡

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 하찮은 일에 마음을 쓰다, 까다롭게 굴다
n. - 하찮은 불평[불만], 결점

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - つまらないことにこだわる, こだわる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينتقد, يعطي اهتماما للتفاصيل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮שם יותר מדי לב לקטנות, גילה שגיאות בדרך קטנונית, חיפש פגמים‬
n. - ‮הציק, חיטט, רטן, ביקורת או תלונה קטנוניות, דאגה, מיטרד‬

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