to niggle about details

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• niggle — niggler, n. /nig euhl/, v.i., niggled, niggling. 1. to criticize, esp. constantly or repeatedly, in a peevish or petty way; carp: to niggle about the fine points of interpretation; preferring to niggle rather than take steps to correct a… …   Universalium

• Niggle — Nig gle, v. i. 1. To trifle or play. [1913 Webster] Take heed, daughter, You niggle not with your conscience and religion. Massinger. [1913 Webster] 2. To act or walk mincingly. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 3. To fret and snarl about trifles.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• niggle — nig|gle1 [ˈnıgəl] v [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language] 1.) [T] if something niggles you, you keep worrying about it or feeling annoyed about it and you cannot forget it →↑bug ▪ Something s been niggling her all day. ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• niggle — 1 verb 1 (T) if something niggles you, it worries or annoys you slightly and you cannot forget about it: Something s been niggling her all day. 2 (I) to argue or make criticisms about small unimportant details (+ about/over): She niggled over… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• придираться — ПРИДИРАТЬСЯ, несов. (сов. придраться), к чему. Разговаривая с кем л., обвинять (обвинить), упрекать (упрекнуть) в чем л. (обычно в чем л. несущественном, частном) без достаточных убедительных оснований, воспользовавшись чем л. как поводом для… …   Большой толковый словарь русских глаголов

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• split hairs — QUIBBLE, cavil, carp, niggle, chop logic; informal nit pick; archaic pettifog. → hair   QUIBBLE, cavil, carp, niggle, chop logic; informal nit pick; archaic pettifog. → …   Useful english dictionary

• Blatt von Tüftler — (engl. Leaf by Niggle) ist eine Kurzgeschichte, die (wahrscheinlich im Jahre 1943) von J. R. R. Tolkien verfasst wurde. Erstmals veröffentlicht wurde sie im Jahre 1945 in The Dublin Review und ist heute zu finden in den Büchern Das Tolkien… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• The Fellowship of the Ring — For other uses, see The Fellowship of the Ring (disambiguation). The Fellowship of the Ring   …   Wikipedia