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niggling

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verb

present participle of niggle

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of niggling
Adjective
The sellers got slightly more than their asking price without any niggling 11th-hour negotiations. Kim Velsey, Curbed, 29 Aug. 2024 And yet, a niggling sense of loss remains after the season 5 finale; many of Diana’s most important moments and relationships are relegated to a handful of scenes. Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 10 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for niggling
Adjective
  • Dawn came on chilly with a slight overcast and a light breeze.
    Jeffrey A. Brunk, Outdoor Life, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The rear camera's OIS yields mostly smooth video, but there's some slight bumpiness here and there.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The irony of the quintessential real estate expert buying a home in the flight path of an international airport, then complaining about the noise, is not lost on the rest of Palm Beach County.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • That first-round pick became Merriman (although, the Giants aren't complaining).
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Some combination of bad staff work and bad judgment on her part led Whitmer to be used as a political prop who lent some nominal bipartisanship to an episode that Democrats would very much like Trump to have sole ownership of.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders are nominal political outsiders, regular critics of the Democratic establishment and proud progressives who are beloved by leftwing base voters — qualities that have advantages in today’s political environment.
    David M. Drucker, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Image In Davao, Mr. Duterte remains widely popular, remembered for cracking down on problems like drugs, petty crime and violence.
    Aie Balagtas See, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Where Hub once pursued petty criminals, he’s now charged with rounding up escaped demons by the Devil himself.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Known for: Its tiny colorful bags, like Le Bisou, Mini Chiquito, and Bambino.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2025
  • In late spring and early summer, tiny pink or purple flowers appear in clusters that may cover the foliage and attract a variety of pollinators.
    Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Niggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/niggling. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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