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"niggling" Definitions
  1. used to describe a slight feeling of worry or pain that does not go away
  2. not important synonym petty
"niggling" Synonyms
petty trifling insignificant piddling minor chicken footling fussy inconsequential inconsiderable measly minute negligible no-account nominal paltry peanut picayune picky piddly bothersome irritating troubling awkward difficult nagging tricky troublesome worrying vexatious annoying disturbing irksome vexing distressing perturbing tiresome aggravating trying exasperating overcritical carping critical hypercritical cavilling(UK) captious censorious judgemental disparaging judgmental quibbling disapproving caviling(US) rejective nitpicking faultfinding pernickety condemning hairsplitting sneaking insidious lingering lurking concerning gnawing persistent uncomfortable unrelenting uneasy slight but persistent continuous constant endless perpetual unabating continual incessant puny diminutive little small slight pygmy pocket tiny Lilliputian undersized dwarfish bantam wee dinky shrimpy smallish undersize toylike fine subnormal lasting persisting abiding surviving residual remaining recurrent recurring ever-present enduring vestigial existing living extant ongoing alive current fault-finding criticism captiousness bleating complaining griping grumbling hair-splitting moaning pedantry whining bellyaching grouching grousing provocation aggravation agitation botheration persecution vexation affront pestering taunting annoyance badgering exasperation harassment irritation nettling offence(UK) plaguing bedevilment bugging grievance demur objection exception complaint demurral dissent opposition remonstrance protest protestation expostulation scruple demurrer dispute fuss stink challenge difficulty recalcitrance fussing objecting arguing criticising(UK) criticizing(US) twining finding fault finding fault with splitting hairs beefing bothering irking galling riling hassling upsetting provoking getting rankling pettifogging altercating argufying avoiding bickering chicaning disputing equivocating evading fencing flip-flopping pretending prevaricating tinkering monkeying playing toying dabbling fiddling fiddling with meddling playing with pottering trifling with dallying with toying with adjusting slightly dabbling with doodling fixing interfering interfering with meddling with More
"niggling" Antonyms
big consequential considerable important material significant major substantial meaningful momentous eventful weighty unfrivolous useful serious large vital valuable huge worthwhile uncritical easy-going laid-back lenient tolerant undemanding unfussy easily pleased praising complimentary laudatory adulatory approbative approbatory commendatory plauditory congratulatory approving panegyrical celebrating flattering appreciative praiseful favorable(US) favourable(UK) sycophantic honouring(UK) honoring(US) reassuring lighthearted happy cheerful upbeat forgiving unperceptive undiscerning unexacting indiscriminate simple agreeable calming congenial easy pleasant soothing straightforward aiding beneficial delicate gentle helpful kind manageable nice pleasing safe convenient commodious handy serviceable untroubling critical crucial essential fundamental key paramount necessary pertinent relevant requisite core needed imperative invaluable central integral recommended delightful enjoyable gratifying welcome appealing appreciated desirable lovely refreshing satisfying wonderful entertaining good likeable(UK) likable(US) blunt dull generous adequate benevolent charitable magnanimous abounding ample bighearted enormous handsome liberal munificent profuse acceptable excellent great inexhaustible praise assuagement appeasement easement mollification relief conciliation respite mitigation pacification alleviation placation abatement propitiation allaying easing palliation reconciliation relieving agreeing ignoring

128 Sentences With "niggling"

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I still have the niggling feeling of being a letdown.
Yet the launch-day hurrahs conceal a niggling problem for Nintendo.
By his nature, Trump demands the incessant niggling corrections and mocking.
And that's not a bad thing — accept for two niggling details.
And closers don't worry too much about every niggling little detail.
It's only on closer inspection that we notice other niggling bits.
There's only one teeny tiny niggling little thing running around your head.
But there are a few niggling details that call that into question.
Except for the niggling little fact that the farms aren't actually British.
Cool, except for the niggling fact that won't isn't the same as can't.
Dan: I've got some thoughts niggling away, but nothing on a national scale.
The niggling phrase "Peter eats my food, he's very welcome" appears three times.
Atkinson punished niggling infringements but missed truly dangerous fouls that can harm a career.
That glowing review given, I do have a few niggling complaints with the CT6.
There's always this niggling feeling though that you have a robot listening in on you.
That is a sad truth of investing: Niggling little fees weigh heavily over extended periods.
His memoir is — with some niggling reservations — a master class in the craft of reporting.
Then, there's the niggling "should do" list that's always in the back of my mind.
Maybe this HuffPost article niggling him for being "moody" from a couple of weeks earlier?
My niggling power deficit complaint aside, perhaps my biggest qualm with the Cruze was the price.
That's a lot for a guy who has had some niggling injury issues over the years.
This is quite often about men being made to feel incompetent for not meeting niggling details.
It emphasises Getty's niggling insecurity: his feeling that his riches won't mean anything unless they keep growing.
Basically, this is a wider, niggling issue that extends far beyond Zara and her objectively adorable line.
Like a pebble in your shoe, or a burr down your shirt, it just keeps on niggling.
You'll undergo all manner of discomfort during your encounter, including sore muscles, dry eyes and niggling thoughts.
If you can look past those niggling issues, like I have, you'll have a truck worth loving.
He was a spiteful tackler, a niggling presence, and never afraid to needle his opponents off the ball.
But every time I've played it I've been plagued by a niggling question: is it really the best?
If you're willing to look past all those niggling issues, you could have a seriously cool and distinctive car.
The damage to his tendon was extensive, and left him with a succession of niggling injuries in the aftermath.
So I throw it away, and my bots never say 'niggling,' and oh well, it's not a big deal.
All those niggling details about Telsa's eagerly anticipated $35,000 Model 33 all-electric sedan have finally been laid bare.
But some of us also have a niggling feeling about it, and about our use of Amazon in general.
Avoiding that linkage spares presidents from requests from every foreign leader they meet to intervene in niggling trade disputes.
A foot injury kept her off court for five months in 2014 and she has suffered niggling injuries since.
But there is always a niggling worry at the back of my mind: What happens if my job vanishes?
Since the moment three dragons hatched out of stone eggs there's been a niggling math question: Who will ride them?
And, of course, the niggling technicalities can ultimately seem pointless both for the long-term investor and the tactical trader.
My niggling inferiority complex was not helped by talking to Reddit's /r/polyphasic subscriber Juanito Taveras about his sleep schedule.
All the niggling and drunken potshots and catty banter aren't what keep the characters apart; they're what keep them together!
But he doesn't want to spend a lot of time worrying about niggling policy issues like Brexit or corporate tax reform.
Whether it's a niggling feeling or a crippling siren, fear is ingrained in our lives now, and this is the consequence.
But Sessions is far from alone in basing the defense of President Donald Trump's actions on a niggling argument about specific details.
But others inspire the same niggling whisper of self-doubt as Instagram posts of green juice: Should I be doing that, too ?
For sure, pride in the Russian colonial enterprise went a long way in compensating for niggling feelings of inferiority toward the West.
Deep penetrating gremlins regarding some sort of niggling trouble or insecurity that follow us around on a daily basis, at varying volumes.
The invisibility of the partition as an infrastructural phenomenon reinforces this niggling sense that some kind of collective fantasy is being enacted.
Williams took the rest of the season off to rest niggling injuries and deal with the disappointment of missing the grand slam achievement.
But when a friend's 50th-birthday party turns amusingly violent, life's niggling disappointments explode into vivid relief, and some serious navel-gazing ensues.
While I was slightly versed in the goings on of such establishments, there was a niggling sense of trepidation roiling around inside me.
In addition to fixing some niggling bugs, it adds a beta version of the new "Portrait" feature for owners of the iPhone 7 Plus.
But at least one of my most niggling queries could be answered during that journey: my first on Air Koryo, North Korea's national airline.
That purge was based on a data-matching program that had flagged registrations for errors as niggling as a missing apostrophe or misplaced hyphen.
In those moments of seeing or reading about others' progress, I have a niggling doubt about whether or not I really am a writer.
Then there's the niggling, insatiable desire in the back of your mind that you could probably just do with a little bit more right now.
You were going to drop out of high school, find a job, rent a room, and never have to deal with her niggling ever again.
When I think about how I feel on a daily basis, there is often a niggling sensation that I want to be doing something else.
The presentation was heavily focused on lifestyle and the experience of driving the car, rather than on performance specs and niggling details like the price.
Arguing over exactly where to draw the line may seem niggling, but timing—especially in light of the expanding Zika crisis—makes all the difference.
It could be about anything: the shifting political winds, the intricacies of the electoral process, or something trivial that's been niggling you about the race.
However, I am willing to look past these arguably niggling complaints because, let's face it, even with some foibles, having the system is better than not.
After reaching the final in two of his first three tournaments of 2017 he has not made one since and has been suffering with niggling injuries.
In advance of tonight's episode, we talked with her about all things ice cream, and a little bit about that niggling enemy of success—impostor syndrome.
With that kind of success, he said, he decided to focus on quality performances rather than quantity of matches, and that means not playing with niggling injuries.
As exciting as it is to see Gwen Stefani bounce back with a new romance after that messy Gavin Rossdale divorce, some fans have expressed a niggling reservation.
Even if Republicans miss their initial deadline, they could delay their recess, hammer out niggling issues, and pass something on or after Christmas—before Jones enters the picture.
Tired of niggling questions and feeling underpaid, they had left in 2008 to open Ballance Capital, one of the first full-service, one-stop cum-ex trading shops.
Before the cells, Boeing said workers had no formal place to test out new ideas or complain about niggling problems, leaving them to fester for years in some cases.
Both couples have a love/hate relationship at first, but it's even more complicated in Christmas Inheritance because there's the niggling little problem of Ellen's fiancé Gray (Michael Xavier).
But the niggling between Merkel and Trump is becoming especially intense and increasingly political, with both apparently at least for now perceiving a domestic advantage in waging the tussle.
These necromantic objects incite a strange familiarity since they detail mundanities one might casually drop via text message to one's mother: the weather, children's whereabouts, even a niggling toothache.
Often, our brains will work on overtime to justify, ignore, and disregard the niggling signs that we might be party to enabling abuse — whether its our own abuse, or others.
This random, fleeting encounter between former lovers is an early indication of the film's niggling discontent—but also a clue into how different perceptions can change how situations are understood.
While the change in government looks promising for people who are facing charges for criticizing the previous leadership, Mr. Gan said he had niggling doubts about what could come next.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell may have said the central bank will be more patient with its interest rate hikes, but CNBC's Jim Cramer has a "niggling worry" about that pledge.
Things seem to be looking up for the antagonized pizza joints, but we're left with the niggling feeling that there's about to be a mysterious influx of bogus Chinese delivery orders.
There's this niggling sense that the fact that Clinton benefited too much from her husband's connections, that there's something shitty about electing a second Clinton shortly after electing a second Bush.
"In such a dauntingly formal situation, and having met the fellow jurors only moments before, it felt impossible to object, despite a niggling feeling that this just wasn't fair," he added.
"There's just a ton to like about this company, which managed to reverse a niggling trend towards sliding down the day after it reports," the "Mad Money " host said on Monday.
No, any niggling suspicion that Krasinski could someday pull a Clint Eastwood comes from the recent roles he's taken and the careful type of nonanswers he's become prone to giving in interviews.
Events include the Refill Roulette, which is the Haggler's term for the niggling gas question — do you want to bring the vehicle back full, or near empty and buy from the company?
They also interrupt the action to complain about a lack of screen time or a niggling misunderstanding, or to defend themselves, or to break the fourth wall to disagree with what's on screen.
A series of niggling injuries have restricted his appearances for Bayern Munich over the last couple of seasons and, at 33 years of age, he needs to be playing more than ever before.
The lingering, niggling feeling that she is never fully safe in a country where doctors and researchers had no qualms about watching dozens of black men die — slowly, brutally — simply because they could.
The best (and certainly funniest) illustration of that frustration came on "Saturday Night Live," with William Shatner participating in a sketch in which he fields increasingly absurd and niggling questions at a "Trek" convention.
The Missouri resident believes Stephens is trying to create niggling doubts about the dangers of climate change by employing a tactic similar to that of some industries that stand to lose from stiff environmental regulation.
"It's keeping us all on tenterhooks," Andrew Fleming, of the British Antarctic Survey, told Reuters of the lengthening and widening rift, adding "it feels like a niggling tooth" of a child as it comes loose.
Other than that niggling feeling that I might wake up at any moment, my 10-minute ride from a park to a coffee shop was very much like any other ride in a "self-driving" car.
After setting a new world record of 3:50.07 in Monaco and winning the world 1500m title in Beijing last year, Dibaba has had a mixed 2016 campaign and arrived in Rio carrying a niggling toe injury.
There were smaller, niggling questions too: In one of the many previous attempts to identify Satoshi, a reporter noted that the writings almost universally employ two spaces after a period—a relatively ingrained habit for any writer.
"We have noted that when the U.S. Defense Department is fighting for military spending, it always likes petty niggling, trying to get even more benefit for itself by exaggerating the threat posed by other countries," it said.
"But the very fact that I get enough power to do dental checks means islanders don't have to put off niggling toothache or plan a trip to the mainland to just get a filling done," he explained.
As the end of summer nears, some people may feel the urge to stow away their white clothing items until the following year, the "no white after Labor Day" idea niggling at the back of their head.
Daily Mail columnist Sarah Vine claimed the Sussexes' engagement photo gave her a "niggling worry," while other Daily Mail pieces have mentioned Meghan's "rich and exotic DNA" and (inaccurately) invoked her upbringing in a "gang-scarred" LA neighborhood.
The questions of whether the Resistance will convince its allies to join the fight, or what will happen next with Rey's training as a fledgling Jedi, seem like natural stories to tell next, as opposed to niggling plot details.
Both players are using the mixed doubles as an opportunity to play matches in an effort to return from injuries, with Williams feeling her way back after a niggling knee problem and Murray feeling his way after hip surgery.
The 37-year-old had barely played since the Australian Open in January after a niggling knee injury limited her court time and the rust was all too visible as she began her campaign at the All England Club.
It would all be perfectly jolly, except for our niggling awareness of the shadows cast, by that opening scene with Mr. Malloy and by news of the fatal hunger strikes of Irish Republican Army prisoners in the Maze prison.
OSLO (Reuters) - One of the biggest icebergs on record is like a "niggling tooth" about to snap off Antarctica and will be an extra hazard for ships around the frozen continent as it breaks up, scientists said on Wednesday.
Having previously been a star of the Croatian national team, his poor form – and a series of niggling injuries – saw Domagoj Vida and Vedran Ćorluka pair up in the centre of defence, usurping his starting position in the process.
LONDON (Reuters) - Dutch speed skater Ireen Wust's ability to raise her game when it counts sets her apart from the competition and despite some niggling injuries the 31-year-old revels in the pressure of competing on the world's biggest stages.
It was just, the last of like … And there's a million niggling details like that, where every single thing, even the things that seem like they should be easy like sending, cutting and pasting something into an email, is hard. Ugh.
World number three Rory McIlroy, who missed the cut at last week's U.S. Open after sitting out a month with a niggling rib problem, was among a group of 18 golfers four shots back in a share of 19th place.
The American has not enjoyed the best preparation for the tournament, with a niggling knee injury limiting her time on court since the Australian Open in January, but Williams will expect to see off Gatto-Monticone in their first meeting.
As with the book version of "The Lifespan of a Fact," the trouble here is that John's literary style, and therefore his authority, depends on an accrual of exactly the kinds of niggling details that he is so eager to dismiss.
But he has been just as attuned to his graphic, self-branded touring merchandise, taking cues from the fashion industry to promote and distribute it: niggling over details in the in-arena merch stands, announcing pop-ups minutes before they open.
This can be especially important when performing under intense pressure — the final minutes of a playoff game, say — when stress tends to divert neural processing efforts toward things like the opposing team's screaming fans or the niggling fear that you'll miss.
But at least some of that frustration stems from my niggling fear that the series might just drop June right back into the Waterford household, when the second half of season two essentially argued that whole arrangement was completely untenable.
However, I feel robbed of the excitement of the honeymoon period, my independence (which I treasure), and I have to try and forget about all the little niggling things that irritate me that wouldn't irritate me if we were dating normally.
For someone who has never broken a bottle before, the experience was pretty liberating — but I couldn't shake off the niggling feeling at the back of my head that I was about to be yelled at for the mess I'd left behind.
I participated in free introductory seminars that left me with a niggling fear that I would be doing my son a disservice if I didn't hire an expert to review his essay, devise a strategy and manage all aspects of his application.
I think of them the way I used to think of Motorhead—sure, I'd throw on a record now and then when I've got a particular niggling riff stuck in my head, but the live experience was always where it was at.
But it was an uncharacteristically off-colour day for the usually dominant champions, with the silver cars hindered by niggling problems in the morning and a lack of pace that saw them end the day more than half a second off Verstappen's best.
But it was an uncharacteristically off-colour day for the dominant champions, with the silver cars hindered by niggling problems in the morning and a lack of pace that saw them end the day more than half a second off Verstappen's best.
By the time she penned her second album, this gnawing, niggling panic swelled to the point where Brown christened her sophomore collection Anxiety, with the title track picking apart her reliance on pills to calm her down and her frustration with her state of mind.
Well, it probably won't magically clean out your inbox, but giving yourself permission to respond to the one email (or three) that's been haunting you might make it easier to conquer any niggling communication-related worries you might face throughout the rest of the year.
He has also had other niggling injuries — an adductor muscle that forced him to miss two days behind the plate last season, and two episodes this season when cramps in his right calf caused him to leave a game and take a day of rest.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Michelle Wie has endured a startling decline since her U.S. Open triumph in 2014 following a string of niggling injuries but the American made the most of a couple of favors to climb to the top of the HSBC Women's Champions leaderboard on Thursday.
Then Matthew dies in an Alpine plane crash, and Annabel, suddenly a widow, has the niggling sensation that something is not right — not with the police investigation, which seems slipshod, nor with Swiss United, the bank where Matthew worked, which seems obsessed with retrieving his laptop.
Since an internet search company named Google began testing self-driving vehicles more than a decade ago, the still-in-development technology has faced a niggling issue: The federal vehicle safety rules that govern car design assume that a human sits behind the steering wheel of each vehicle.
In this age of intensive parenting, when children's calendars are so packed that they require color-coding and macaroni and cheese is cause for mild guilt or even panic, a break from "no" is also a break from the niggling fear that we are somehow failing our children.
We shouldn't feel any niggling sense of obligation to be grateful for any representation we can get, even when it's mediocre or reductive or just something that isn't your cup of tea — but I do feel it, and I resent it even as I'm not able to entirely let it go.
Yet the Pittsburgh native feels at home on grass and, with 11 of her 19 Grand Slam match wins coming at Wimbledon, she was never going to be a pushover for Williams, who is still feeling her way back after a niggling knee injury had limited her court time since the Australian Open in January.
When the whole process was over, I realized something incredible: To navigate all of the niggling details surrounding this one commercial transaction — figuring out what to buy, which accessories I needed, how and where to install it, and whom to hire to do so — I had dealt with only a single ubiquitous corporation: Amazon.
We do not have the president's word on this, but it seems likely that somebody explained that issue to him, too, things like how rivers work and what private property is, not to mention the niggling fact that most illegals do not enter the United States by wading across the Rio Grande or enter illegally at all.
In niggling comments during a visit to Tokyo last fall, Mr. Trump told Japanese executives to "try building your cars in the United States instead of shipping them over," ignoring the fact that Japanese carmakers build nearly four million vehicles in plants in the United States annually, more than twice the number the industry ships from Japan.
The inability to drag your eyes away from the ticking clock (they said delivery in 30 minutes or less, right?), the jump at every vaguely doorbell-like noise that could signal the hallowed arrival, the niggling doubt that sets in precisely three minutes after tapping "Order Now," telling you that you should have added a side of garlic bread … So when your box of cheese-laden goodness finally arrives—most likely 20 minutes later than expected and handed over by a worryingly sweaty moped driver—it's pretty fucking annoying if it turns out not to contain the pizza you ordered.

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