niggle

/nˈɪɡə‍l/

/nˈɪɡəl/

to niggle

MAIN VERB

to argue over an unimportant thing or criticize someone for it

synonyms : bicker

worry unnecessarily or excessively

synonyms : fret

Niggle

slight pain or discomfort in specific parts of one's body

Examples

1. Are there any niggles?

2. The press showered praise on the car, but they had a few niggles.

3. They turn niggling knocks into something closer to grim death.

4. As we sorted out our little niggles, the tally continued to mount.