NIGGLE
- trifle
- spend too much effort on minor details
- find fault constantly in a petty way carp she haggles, she niggles, she wears out our patience Virginia Woolf
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- to worry over petty details [v NIGGLED, NIGGLES, NIGGLING] : NIGGLINGLY [adv]
- give stingily or in tiny portions
- to criticize, esp. constantly or repeatedly, in a peevish or petty way; carp
- to spend too much time and effort on inconsequential details
- to work ineffectively; trifle