NIGGLE

vt to trifle or play.

2. niggle ·vt to act or walk mincingly.

3. niggle ·vt to fret and snarl about trifles.

4. niggle ·add. ·vt to elaborate excessively, as in art.

5. niggle ·add. ·vt to use, spend, or do in a petty or trifling manner.

6. niggle ·vt to trifle with; to deceive; to mock.

7. niggle ·add. ·vi to move about restlessly or without result; to fidget.

8. niggle ·add. ·vi to be finicky or excessively critical; to potter; ·esp., to work with excessive care for trifling details, as in painting.