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niggling |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb niggle 1 of 2 senses of niggle Sense 1 fuss, niggle, fret => scruple => dither, flap, pother Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb niggle 1 of 2 senses of niggle Sense 1 fuss, niggle, fret => scruple => dither, flap, pother Entailment of verb niggle Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb niggle 2 senses of niggle Sense 1 fuss, niggle, fret => worry Sense 2 quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble => argue, contend, debate, fence Familiarity of verb niggle niggle used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb niggle Sense 1 fuss, niggle, fret => worry -------------- Sense 2 quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble => argue, contend, debate, fence -------------- Overview of verb niggle The verb niggle has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fuss, niggle, fret -- (worry unnecessarily of excessively) 2. quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble -- (argue over petty things "Let's not quibble over pennies") Overview of adj niggling The adj niggling has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, Mickey Mouse, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial -- ((informal terms) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction") Antonyms of adj niggling 1 sense of niggling Sense 1 fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, Mickey Mouse, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial INDIRECT (VIA unimportant) -> important, of import Similarity of adj niggling 1 sense of niggling Sense 1 fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, Mickey Mouse, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial => unimportant (vs. important) Attributes of adj niggling Familiarity of adj niggling niggling used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj niggling niggling Overview of verb niggle The verb niggle has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fuss, niggle, fret -- (worry unnecessarily of excessively) 2. quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble -- (argue over petty things "Let's not quibble over pennies") Overview of adj niggling The adj niggling has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, Mickey Mouse, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial -- ((informal terms) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction")
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