niggle
verb (used without object)
to criticize, especially constantly or repeatedly, in a peevish or petty way; carp.
had niggled
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past perfectof niggle.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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All throughout my scheming since my second return from 75, the prospect of what to do with all the money had niggled away at the back of my mind.
From A Place so Foreign by Cory Doctorow
