niggle

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Synonyms: giggle, sniggle, niggly, wiggle, jiggle, naggle, piggle, higgle, figgle, riggle, noggle

Antonyms: giggle, sniggle, niggly, wiggle, jiggle, naggle, piggle, higgle, figgle, riggle, noggle

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Noun

1. A [[minor]] [[complaint]] or problem.
2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Small, [[cramped]] [[handwriting]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To [[trifle]] with; to deceive; to mock.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To use, spend, or do in a petty or trifling manner.
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[dwell]] too much on minor points or on trifling details.
4. {{lb|en|intransitive|mostly|UK}} To [[fidget]], [[fiddle]], be [[restless]].
5. {{lb|en|intransitive|UK|dialect|archaic}} To [[walk]] with [[short]] [[step]]s.

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