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Meaning of Niggle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈnɪɡəl

Definitions

  1. A minor complaint or problem.
  2. Small, cramped handwriting.

Equivalents

العربية سفسف
Suomi niuhottaa
Русский суетиться

Examples

“The Olympic medal contender's back problem has been described as a "niggle" by the head coach, Charles van Commenee, but Porter's friend and former team-mate Danielle Carruthers revealed that the injury is playing on the Briton's mind.”
“He declared that it would take until the early New Year for all the faults and niggles to be ironed out, and that the rest of 2019 would be deemed to be a 'bedding in' period.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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