Niggle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

worry unnecessarily or excessively

argue over petty things

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɪɡəl/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɪɡəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɪɡəl/

1 syllable Say it as /nˈɪɡəl/.

Examples

don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now
Let's not quibble over pennies

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

brabble fret quibble fuss squabble bicker pettifog

Parts of Speech

verb	worry unnecessarily or excessively “don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now”
verb	argue over petty things “Let's not quibble over pennies”

Word Forms

fuss	noun	an excited state of agitation
fret	noun	agitation resulting from active worry
quibbler	noun	a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections
niggler	noun	someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way
pettifogger	noun	a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections
pettifoggery	noun	a quarrel about petty points
bicker	noun	a quarrel about petty points
squabble	noun	a quarrel about petty points

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nörgeln

sich unnötig oder übermäßig Sorgen machen

🇫🇷French

ricaner

s'inquiéter inutilement ou excessivement

🇪🇸Spanish

queja

preocuparse innecesaria o excesivamente

🇮🇹Italian

problema

preoccuparsi inutilmente o eccessivamente

🇳🇱Dutch

minpuntje

onnodig of overmatig zorgen maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

coisinha

preocupar-se desnecessariamente ou excessivamente

🇷🇺Russian

придираться

беспокоиться излишне или чрезмерно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तुच्छ चीज़ करना

अनावश्यक या अत्यधिक चिंता करना

🇧🇩Bengali

নিগ্ল

অপ্রয়োজনীয় বা অত্যধিক উদ্বিগ্ন

🇮🇳Telugu

నిగ్గేడు

అనవసరంగా లేదా అతిగా చింతించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

निगल

अनावश्यकपणे किंवा जास्त काळजी करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિગલ

બિનજરૂરી અથવા વધુ પડતી ચિંતા કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಗ್ಲ್

ಅನಗತ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅತಿಯಾಗಿ ಚಿಂತಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിഗൾ

അനാവശ്യമായോ അമിതമായോ വിഷമിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਗਲ

ਬੇਲੋੜੀ ਜਾਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

نگل

غیر ضروری طور پر یا ضرورت سے زیادہ فکر کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

琐事

不必要或过度担心

🇯🇵Japanese

くすくす

不必要に、または過剰に心配する

🇰🇷Korean

잔소리하다

불필요하게 또는 과도하게 걱정하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đùa giỡn

lo lắng không cần thiết hoặc quá mức

🇹🇭Thai

ง่องแง่ง

กังวลโดยไม่จำเป็นหรือมากเกินไป

🇵🇭Filipino

kumagat

mag-alala nang hindi kinakailangan o labis

🇲🇾Malay

mengomel

bimbang tidak perlu atau berlebihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أزعج

القلق دون داع أو بشكل مفرط

🇮🇷Persian

خفه کردن

نگران بی مورد یا بیش از حد

🇹🇷Turkish

kıkırdamak

gereksiz veya aşırı endişelenmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְדַקדֵק

לדאוג שלא לצורך או בצורה מוגזמת

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