Niggle /(?)/

imp. & p. p. Niggled; p. pr. & vb. n. Niggling

1. To trifle with; to deceive; to mock. [Obs.]

1. To trifle or play.

   Take heed, daughter, You niggle not with your conscience and religion.

2. To act or walk mincingly. [Prov. Eng.]
3. To fret and snarl about trifles. [Prov. Eng.]
4. To move about restlessly or without result; to fidget. (Chiefly Eng.)
5. To be finicky or excessively critical; to potter; esp., to work with excessive care for trifling details, as in painting.

1. To use, spend, or do in a petty or trifling manner.
2. To elaborate excessively, as in art.