niggle
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Is niggle a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of niggle?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (obsolete) Small, cramped handwriting.obsolete
verb (English)
1. (transitive, obsolete) To trifle with; to deceive; to mock.Examples: "I shall so feed your fierce vexation , And raise your worship ' s storms ; I shall so niggle you , And juggle you , and fiddle you , and firk you"obsoletetransitive
2. (transitive) To use, spend, or do in a petty or trifling manner.transitive
3. (intransitive) To dwell too much on minor points or on trifling details.Synonyms: nitpick, split hairs, cavilintransitive
4. (intransitive, chiefly UK) To fidget, fiddle, be restless.UKintransitive
5. (intransitive, UK, dialect, archaic) To walk with short steps.Examples: "I can see him now with his one eye closed as he came niggling along, and didn't he just give me a grandfather's blessing!"UKarchaicdialectalintransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary