Synonyms for niggle
ˈnɪg əlnig·gle

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1. fuss, niggle, fretverb

   worry unnecessarily or excessively

   "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"

   Synonyms:
   squabble, fret, rankle, pettifog, gag, quibble, mother, chafe, erode, eat into, brabble, eat away, scratch, bicker, fuss, grate, gall, choke, overprotect, fray, rub

2. quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabbleverb

   argue over petty things

   "Let's not quibble over pennies"

   Synonyms:
   quibble, fuss, pettifog, fret, brabble, bicker, squabble

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1. Bond Muir:

   There was just a niggle wondering whether the critics had a point. And at the point Alice said to me 'thank you for making me feel like this again'. It wiped that away completely.