fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial
(adjective) (informal) small and of little importance; “a fiddling sum of money”; “a footling gesture”; “our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war”; “a little (or small) matter”; “a dispute over niggling details”; “limited to petty enterprises”; “piffling efforts”; “giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
niggling
present participle of niggle
niggling
petty
niggling (plural nigglings)
A sensation that niggles.
• gingling
Source: Wiktionary
Nig"gling, n.
Definition: Finicky or pottering work; specif. (Fine Arts),
Definition: minute and very careful workmanship in drawing, painting, or the like, esp. when bestowed on unimportant detail.
Nig"gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Niggled; p. pr. & vb. n. Niggling.] Etym: [Dim. of Prov. E. nig to clip money; cf. also Prov. E. nig a small piece.]
Definition: To trifle with; to deceive; to mock. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
Nig"gle, v. t.
1. To trifle or play. Take heed, daughter, You niggle not with your conscience and religion. Massinger.
2. To act or walk mincingly. [Prov. Eng.]
3. To fret and snarl about trifles. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
