niggle

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. A minor complaint or problem.
2. (obsolete) Small, cramped handwriting.

Verb

1. (obsolete, transitive) To trifle with; to deceive; to mock.
2. (transitive) To use, spend, or do in a petty or trifling manner.
3. (intransitive) To dwell too much on minor points or on trifling details.
4. (UK, intransitive) To fidget, fiddle, be restless.
5. (UK, archaic, dialectal, intransitive) To walk with short steps.

Conceptes

obeir

amoïnar-se

semàntic

disputar

subtilitzar

afligir-se

Sinònims

quibble

bicker

grumble

squabble

pettifog

petty

nitpick

cavil

grouse

nag

fret

fuss

carp

whine

nit-pick

brabble

grouch

hassle

higgle

infest

inflict

knead

kvetch

molest

murmur

mutter

nudge

palter

piddle

protest

semantic

semanticist

smite

trifle

trouble

vex

weigh

argue over petty things

eat on

afflict

noodge

ail

argue

beef

beset

bitch

bleat

bother

complain

crab

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Traduccions

χασομερώ

ronchonner

peuteren

refunfuñar

nörgeln

παίζω

trödeln

semantisch

protestieren

meckern

παιδιαρίζω

σημασιολογικός

μικρολογώ

ψειρίζω

raunen

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈnɪɡəl/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb anglès antic: hnēaw

In summary

First attested in 1599. Origin uncertain, but likely borrowed from dialectal Norwegian nigla (“to be stingy, to busy oneself with trifles”), ultimately from Old Norse hnøggr (“stingy; miserly”), related to Old English hnēaw (“stingy; niggardly”). More at niggard.