niggled
past simple and past participle ofniggle
niggle
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈnɪɡ.əl/us/ˈnɪɡ.əl/niggleverb[I or T](WORRY)
toworrysomeoneslightly, usually for alongtime:
I just can'trememberhisname- it's been niggling me for acoupleofweeks.
Onethoughtkeptnigglingather.
Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
- aggravate
- aggrieve
- alienate
- anger
- annoy
- bend
- get upsomeone'snoseidiom
- givesomeonethe shitsidiom
- go too faridiom
- goat
- grate
- joke
- nark
- rub
- rubsomeoneup the wrong wayidiom
- ruffle
- rufflesomeone'sfeathersidiom
- setsomeone'steeth on edgeidiom
- tit
- troll
niggleverb[I or T](CRITICIZE)
UK
tocriticizesomeone aboutsmalldetailsor give too muchattentiontodetails:
She nigglesendlesslyovertheexactpronunciation.
Theaccountsdepartmentis niggling me for tenpencethey say Iowethem.
Disapproving & criticizing
- anathematize
- animadversion
- aspersion
- assail
- aw
- backbite
- dim
- fault
- mauling
- nitpick
- nitpicking
- peanut gallery
- people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stonesidiom
- personalization
- personalize
- philippic
- pick
- pitch
- sarky
- trash
Examplesofniggled
niggled
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
It is here that a number of difficulties about the case study choices which hadniggledfrom the start came to a head.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They were not enamoured of the idea, they did not like it, and they have constantlyniggledaway at it ever since.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
But at the same time he hasniggledabout it.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
They have neverniggledonly on grounds of expenditure.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I getniggledwith anything out of place and jump at my wife and say that's not good enough.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He thought that we haggled andniggledabout details.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Lastly, there are proposals to deal with fees and remove an anomaly which has alwaysniggledme.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Every time, on everything that we have done, they haveniggledand knocked.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I may not be on the black list, but the police are veryniggledat my efforts.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Pingu comes out from the bedroom and is a bitniggledto find toys left out on the floor.
From
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Heniggledeveryone with unhidden pleasure.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
- thesaurus/articles/showing-or-expressing-thanks-to-someone
- thesaurus/articles/slow
- thesaurus/articles/slowly
- thesaurus/articles/someone-famous
- thesaurus/articles/someone-or-something-that-annoys-you
- thesaurus/articles/someone-or-something-that-becomes-popular-wealthy-or-has-achieved-a-lot
- thesaurus/articles/someone-or-something-that-is-not-successful
- thesaurus/articles/someone-s-ability-to-do-something
- thesaurus/articles/someone-s-behaviour
- thesaurus/articles/someone-who-gives-something
- thesaurus/articles/something-that-is-added
- thesaurus/articles/something-that-is-cheap
- thesaurus/articles/something-that-you-give
- thesaurus/instruct
- thesaurus/instructions
- thesaurus/instructive
- thesaurus/insular
- thesaurus/intellectual
- thesaurus/intelligent
- thesaurus/intended
- thesaurus/intense
- thesaurus/intentional
- thesaurus/intercept
- thesaurus/interested
- thesaurus/interesting