Word · Frequency #23351
niggling
无谓担心；过分操心
niggling is the present participle of niggle.
worry unnecessarily or excessively
- 1.
worry unnecessarily or excessively
不必要地过度担心
- 2.
argue over petty things
为琐事争吵
为琐事争吵；斤斤计较；不必要地过度担心；为琐事争吵；闲混；为琐事费时
In use
She tends to niggle about the tiniest imperfections in her work.
He niggled over the wording of the email for hours.
Stop niggling and just enjoy the party!
niggle about/over sth
niggle 既可指“为琐事争吵”，也可指“无谓地担忧”，常接 about/over。
They spent the whole meeting niggling over minor details.
他们整个会议都在为细枝末节争吵不休。
Verb forms
base niggle · third person niggles · -ing niggling · past niggled · past participle niggled
规则动词
Common mistakes
She niggles her children's safety all the time.She niggles about her children's safety all the time.
当 niggle 表示“无谓地担心”时是不及物动词，担心的事要用 about 引入，不能直接作宾语。
Connections
Collocations
- niggle at
- 使……焦虑不安；困扰
- The thought of the unpaid bill niggled at him all day.未付账单的事让他一整天都焦虑不安。
- niggle about
- 为琐事唠叨；对……斤斤计较
- She niggled about the room temperature for hours.她为室温这种琐事唠叨了好几个小时。
- niggle over details
- 为细节争执；在细节上纠缠
- They niggled over details instead of accepting the proposal.他们不是接受提议，而是为细节争执不休。
- stop niggling
- 别瞎担心；别为琐事争吵
- Stop niggling and just enjoy the party.别瞎担心了，好好享受派对吧。
- keep niggling
- 不停地担心；总是唠叨
- The same doubt kept niggling her throughout the meeting.开会期间，同样的疑虑一直困扰着她。
- niggle with someone
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把niggle记成“腻个”：对琐碎小事腻烦，没完没了地较真、瞎操心。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：担忧小事、争论琐事 niggle 多用于日常口语或非正式书面语，表示对小事过分担心或为琐碎问题争执；在正式场合显得不够庄重。
Pronunciation & Spelling
giggle and wiggle rhyme with niggle (all /-ɪɡəl/). fickle, tickle, and nibble are spelling lookalikes but do not rhyme because they have /-ɪkəl/ or /-ɪbəl/.
Learn the forms together
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