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Peeved vs Niggled - What's the difference?

peeved | niggled |

As verbs the difference between peeved and niggled

is that peeved is (peeve) while niggled is (niggle).

peeved

English

Verb

(head)
  • (peeve)

  • peeve

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An annoyance or grievance.
  • Verb

    (peev)
  • To annoy; vex.
  • He was peeved to note that his work had been undone.

    See also

    * pet peeve

    niggled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (niggle)
  • Anagrams

    *

    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

    Anagrams

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