Peeved vs Niggled - What's the difference?
peeved | niggled |
(peeve)
To annoy; vex.
(niggle)
A minor complaint or problem.
* 2012 , The Guardian,
(obsolete) Small, cramped handwriting.
To trifle with; to deceive; to mock.
To dwell too much on minor points.
To fidget, fiddle, be restless.
As verbs the difference between peeved and niggled
is that peeved is (peeve) while niggled is (niggle).peeved
English
Verb
(head)peeve
English
Verb
(peev)- He was peeved to note that his work had been undone.
See also
* pet peeveniggled
English
Verb
(head)Anagrams
*niggle
English
Noun
(en noun)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.
Verb
(niggl)- (Beaumont and Fletcher)