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The Universal Dictionary- It is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.
- It is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.
niggle
['nɪgl]
гл.
заниматься пустяками, размениваться на мелочи
суетиться
придираться, критиковать
надоедать, изводить, приставать
одурачивать, обманывать, надувать
Examples from texts
Duncan had forgotten this way Fraser had, of catching hold of a subject and niggling away at it, just for the pleasure of thinking it through.Дункан уже забыл о способности Фрейзера вцепиться в тему и просто ради удовольствия обсасывать ее со всех сторон.Waters, Sarah / The Night WatchУотерс, Сара / Ночной дозорНочной дозорУотерс, Сара© 2006 by Sarah Waters© А. Сафронов, перевод с английского, 2008© Издание на русском языке, ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2008The Night WatchWaters, Sarah© 2006 by Sarah Waters
But something's niggling at my mind.Но что-то вертится у меня в голове.Kinsella, Sophie / The Secret Dreamworld of a ShopaholicКинселла, Софи / Тайный мир шопоголикаТайный мир шопоголикаКинселла, Софи© Copyright Sophie Kinsella© 2005, Фантом Пресс© Анастасия Корчагина, переводThe Secret Dreamworld of a ShopaholicKinsella, Sophie© Copyright Sophie Kinsella
What is most striking is the discovery of niggling little rules, outlined in CIA manuals and co-opted by the government's legal executives.Что больше всего поражает – это раскрытие пустячных мелких правил, изложенных в инструкциях ЦРУ и допущенных судебными исполнителями правительства.Todorov, TzvetanТодоров, Цветандоров, ЦветанТодоров, Цвета© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2010http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 9/27/2009dorov, TzvetanTodorov, Tzveta© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2010http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 9/27/2009
Word forms
niggle
verb
| Basic forms | |
|---|---|
| Past | niggled |
| Imperative | niggle |
| Present Participle (Participle I) | niggling |
| Past Participle (Participle II) | niggled |
| Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I niggle | we niggle |
| you niggle | you niggle |
| he/she/it niggles | they niggle |
| Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am niggling | we are niggling |
| you are niggling | you are niggling |
| he/she/it is niggling | they are niggling |
| Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have niggled | we have niggled |
| you have niggled | you have niggled |
| he/she/it has niggled | they have niggled |
| Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been niggling | we have been niggling |
| you have been niggling | you have been niggling |
| he/she/it has been niggling | they have been niggling |
| Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I niggled | we niggled |
| you niggled | you niggled |
| he/she/it niggled | they niggled |
| Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was niggling | we were niggling |
| you were niggling | you were niggling |
| he/she/it was niggling | they were niggling |
| Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had niggled | we had niggled |
| you had niggled | you had niggled |
| he/she/it had niggled | they had niggled |
| Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been niggling | we had been niggling |
| you had been niggling | you had been niggling |
| he/she/it had been niggling | they had been niggling |
| Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will niggle | we shall/will niggle |
| you will niggle | you will niggle |
| he/she/it will niggle | they will niggle |
| Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be niggling | we shall/will be niggling |
| you will be niggling | you will be niggling |
| he/she/it will be niggling | they will be niggling |
| Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have niggled | we shall/will have niggled |
| you will have niggled | you will have niggled |
| he/she/it will have niggled | they will have niggled |
| Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been niggling | we shall/will have been niggling |
| you will have been niggling | you will have been niggling |
| he/she/it will have been niggling | they will have been niggling |
| Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would niggle | we should/would niggle |
| you would niggle | you would niggle |
| he/she/it would niggle | they would niggle |
| Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would be niggling | we should/would be niggling |
| you would be niggling | you would be niggling |
| he/she/it would be niggling | they would be niggling |
| Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have niggled | we should/would have niggled |
| you would have niggled | you would have niggled |
| he/she/it would have niggled | they would have niggled |
| Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have been niggling | we should/would have been niggling |
| you would have been niggling | you would have been niggling |
| he/she/it would have been niggling | they would have been niggling |
| Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am niggled | we are niggled |
| you are niggled | you are niggled |
| he/she/it is niggled | they are niggled |
| Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am being niggled | we are being niggled |
| you are being niggled | you are being niggled |
| he/she/it is being niggled | they are being niggled |
| Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been niggled | we have been niggled |
| you have been niggled | you have been niggled |
| he/she/it has been niggled | they have been niggled |
| Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was niggled | we were niggled |
| you were niggled | you were niggled |
| he/she/it was niggled | they were niggled |
| Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was being niggled | we were being niggled |
| you were being niggled | you were being niggled |
| he/she/it was being niggled | they were being niggled |
| Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been niggled | we had been niggled |
| you had been niggled | you had been niggled |
| he/she/it had been niggled | they had been niggled |
| Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be niggled | we shall/will be niggled |
| you will be niggled | you will be niggled |
| he/she/it will be niggled | they will be niggled |
| Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been niggled | we shall/will have been niggled |
| you will have been niggled | you will have been niggled |
| he/she/it will have been niggled | they will have been niggled |