Hypertext Webster Gateway: "niggle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Niggle \Nig"gle\, v. t.
1. To trifle or play.
Take heed, daughter, You niggle not with your
conscience and religion. --Massinger.
2. To act or walk mincingly. [Prov. Eng.]
3. To fret and snarl about trifles. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Niggle \Nig"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Niggled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Niggling}.] [Dim. of Prov. E. nig to clip money; cf. also
Prov. E. nig a small piece.]
To trifle with; to deceive; to mock. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Niggle \Nig"gle\, v. t.
1. To use, spend, or do in a petty or trifling manner.
2. To elaborate excessively, as in art.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Niggle \Nig"gle\, v. i. (Chiefly Eng.)
1. To move about restlessly or without result; to fidget.
2. To be finicky or excessively critical; to potter; esp., to
work with excessive care for trifling details, as in
painting.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
niggle
v 1: worry unnecessarily of excessively [syn: {fuss}, {fret}]
2: argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"
[syn: {quibble}, {pettifog}, {bicker}, {squabble}, {brabble}]
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