niggles in English

verb

1

cause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety.

a suspicion niggled at the back of her mind

synonyms: irritate, annoy, bother, provoke, exasperate, upset, gall, irk, rankle with, rile, get to, bug

noun

1

a trifling complaint, dispute, or criticism.

It just made impatient about having to wait four weeks before being allowed to leave all my niggles and gripes behind.

synonyms: quibble, trivial complaint, criticism, grumble, grouse, cavil, gripe, moan, beef

verb

irritate, annoy, bother, provoke, exasperate, upset, gall, irk, rankle with, rile, get to, bug
complain, quibble, nitpick, fuss, carp, cavil, grumble, gripe, grouse, moan
squabble, bicker, pettifog, brabble, quibble
fret, fuss

noun

quibble
quibble, trivial complaint, criticism, grumble, grouse, cavil, gripe, moan, beef

Use "niggles" in a sentence

1. She niggles endlessly over the exact pronunciation.

2. 3 She keeps house industriously and frugally and niggles over every detail of each bill.

3. Thou Banishest big pain with good little pains (the bigger and harder and longer I wiggle the smaller and weaker and shorter the niggles) thou quickenest my thinking speed thou puttest to rights my executive deeds (not my remembers but never mind that) thou preventest the peril of falling down flat thou postponest disease and frailty and stroke