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verb

present tense third-person singular of niggle
as in complains
to make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevant you know it drives me crazy when you niggle like that

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niggles

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noun

plural of niggle, chiefly British
1
as in quibbles

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as in anxieties

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for niggles
  1. complains
  2. objections
  3. qualms
  4. moans
  5. challenges
  6. concerns
  7. nitpicks
  8. protests
Verb
  • Shannon basically complains so much that Jenn, a sweet baby angel straight from a Hallmark Christmas movie, offers to change rooms with her.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The private sector complains that there are jobs but that Indians aren’t skilled enough to be hired.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of complains
Noun
  • Williams has been vocal about her objections to the guardianships, and her attempts to be removed from it.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The California Board of Pharmacy in 2025 reversed course on regulations that would have made the supplement more difficult to acquire after objections from some firefighters.
    — Martha Bellisle, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of objections
Noun
  • If Declan Rice is not yet ready to start, Arteta will have no qualms about using Lewis-Skelly in his place.
    — Art de Roché, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • No such qualms for IEA, whose membership is dominated by suburban teachers whereas a third of IFT’s membership are Chicago teachers.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of qualms
Verb
  • Endo is the sixth choice midfielder and someone who never moans about his place in the pecking order.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Musselwhite punctuated the music with his harmonica trills and moans while his right knee bounced in time with the rhythms.
    — Kevin McKeough, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026
Definition of moans
Noun
  • Additionally, analysts note that one of Burnham's immediate major challenges will be fiscal hurdles.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • But now the island’s cigar industry is facing a perfect storm of existential challenges.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of challenges
Noun
  • Hacking incident Hugging Face was recently at the center of a hacking incident that raised concerns about the rapid evolution of powerful AI and cybersecurity tools.
    — April Roach, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The bill is yet to become law, with some Iranian members of parliament raising concerns that the wording is too broad and could affect essential activities.
    — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of concerns
Verb
  • So your first indication of problems can be a client who nitpicks every job, forcing you to return to re-trim the 2-inch patch of sod that the client claims wasn’t properly manicured.
    — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
  • But Brian constantly nitpicks her purchases.
    — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2025
Definition of nitpicks
Noun
  • Gates said community protests centered on data centers were missing a bigger picture.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
  • This led to protests at home games, including banners, removing flags from The Kop and a ‘not a pound in the ground’ initiative, where supporters were encouraged not to purchase anything inside the ground.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of protests
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“Niggles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/niggles. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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