cause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety
使隐隐不安,使烦躁
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a suspicion niggled at the back of her mind 心底的怀疑使她隐隐感到不安
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[as adj.
niggling ]niggling aches and pains .隐隐不去的疼痛与不适。
[with obj.]find fault with (someone) in a petty way
对…吹毛求疵,挑剔
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people niggling me for doing too much work .挑剔我做事太多的人。
a trifling complaint, dispute, or criticism
(琐碎的)抱怨;争论;批评。
"early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘do something in a fiddling or ineffectual way’): apparently of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian