niggle

English Thesaurus

1. argue over petty things (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	argue, contend, debate, fence,
definition	:	have an argument about something (verb.communication)

2. worry unnecessarily or excessively (verb.emotion)

hypernym	:	worry,
definition	:	be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy (verb.emotion)

hyponym	:	scruple,
definition	:	raise scruples (verb.emotion)

hyponym	:	dither, flap, pother,
definition	:	make a fuss; be agitated (verb.emotion)

3. argue over petty things (verb.communication)

derivation	:	bicker, bickering, fuss, pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiff,
definition	:	a quarrel about petty points (noun.communication)

derivation	:	carper, niggler,
definition	:	someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way (noun.person)

derivation	:	caviler, caviller, pettifogger, quibbler,
definition	:	a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections (noun.person)

4. worry unnecessarily or excessively (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	fret, lather, stew, sweat, swither,
definition	:	agitation resulting from active worry (noun.state)

derivation	:	dither, flap, fuss, pother, tizzy,
definition	:	an excited state of agitation (noun.state)

5. argue over petty things (verb.communication)

derivation	:	bicker, bickering, fuss, pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiff,
definition	:	a quarrel about petty points (noun.communication)

derivation	:	carper, niggler,
definition	:	someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way (noun.person)

derivation	:	caviler, caviller, pettifogger, quibbler,
definition	:	a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections (noun.person)

6. worry unnecessarily or excessively (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	fret, lather, stew, sweat, swither,
definition	:	agitation resulting from active worry (noun.state)

derivation	:	dither, flap, fuss, pother, tizzy,
definition	:	an excited state of agitation (noun.state)