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are niggling
  • present progressive of niggle.

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"I can't really explain it, just one of those days when you have certain small things that are niggling away."

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2022

Most of the details are niggling, tedious, routine, and boring—and very often bear-trapped.

From Operation: Outer Space by Leinster, Murray

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