Synonyms of niggling

Verb

1. fuss, niggle, fret, worry

usage: worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"

2. quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble, argue, contend, debate, fence

usage: argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"

Adjective

1. fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial, unimportant (vs. important)

usage: (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"

Definition and meaning of niggling (Dictionary)