WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| niggling adj | (nagging, irritating) | exasperante adj mf |
| | | irritante adj mf |
| | | molesto/a adj |
| | When planning a wedding, you must attend to thousands of niggling details. |
| | Cuando planificas una boda, debes prestar atención a miles de detalles exasperantes. |
| niggling adj | (petty, trivial) | frívolo/a adj |
| | | trivial adj mf |
| | | insignificante adj mf |
| | Before making any decision, I become consumed by niggling doubts. |
| | Antes de tomar cualquier decisión, me consumen las dudas frívolas. |
| niggling n | (irritating feeling) | molestia nf |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| niggle n | UK (complaint) | queja nf |
| | Harry ignored the children's niggles and whines as they cleaned the room. |
| | Harry ignoró las quejas y lloriqueos de los chicos mientras limpiaban la habitación. |
| niggle n | figurative, UK (nagging thought, doubt) | preocupación innecesaria nf + adj |
| | | detalle fastidioso nm + adj |
| | | engorro nm |
| | | molestia nf |
| | There was a niggle in Clare's mind that she may not have turned off the oven before leaving the house. |
| niggle⇒ vi | (criticize, fuss) | molestar⇒ vi |
| | | irritar⇒ vi |
| | | fastidiar⇒ vi |
| | (figurado, coloquial) | dar lata loc verb |
| | The lawyer niggled over every detail in the contract. |
| | El abogado molestaba con cada detalle del contrato. |
| niggle at [sb] vi + prep | figurative (worry, nag) | preocupar a vtr + prep |
| | All my work duties are niggling at me. |
| | Me preocupan todas mis responsabilidades laborales. |
| niggle [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (worry) | preocupar a vtr + prep |
| | My fear of earthquakes niggles me every day. |
| | Mi miedo a los terremotos me preocupa todos los días. |