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Niggle vs Loiter - What's the difference?

niggle | loiter |

As verbs the difference between niggle and loiter

is that niggle is to trifle with; to deceive; to mock while loiter is to stand about without any aim or purpose; to stand about idly; to linger; to hang around.

As a noun niggle

is a minor complaint or problem.

niggle

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A minor complaint or problem.
  • * 2012 , The Guardian, London 2012: Christian Taylor aims high as Phillips Idowu stays away , by Anna Kessel
    • The Olympic medal contender's back problem has been described as a "niggle " by the head coach, Charles van Commenee, but Porter's friend and former team-mate Danielle Carruthers revealed that the injury is playing on the Briton's mind.
  • (obsolete) Small, cramped handwriting.

    • Verb

    (niggl)
  • To trifle with; to deceive; to mock.
    • (Beaumont and Fletcher)
  • To dwell too much on minor points.
  • To fidget, fiddle, be restless.

    • Derived terms

    * niggly

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    loiter

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To stand about without any aim or purpose; to stand about idly; to linger; to hang around.
    • For some reason, they discourage loitering outside the store, but encourage it inside.
  • * {{quote-news, author=Daniel Taylor, title=David Silva seizes point for Manchester City as Chelsea are checked, work=(The Guardian) (London), date=31 January 2015 citation
    • , passage=Agüero, as usual, was loitering with intent and swung his left foot at the ball. The shot was going wide but Silva was there to apply the decisive touch inside the six-yard area.}}

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