|
WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!
Verb niggle has 2 senses
- fuss, niggle, fret - worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"
--1 is one way to worry
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue niggle over the results of the experiment
- quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble - argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"
--2 is one way to argue, contend, debate, fence
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
|