niggling
/ˈnɪɡlɪŋ/
noun
- The act of spending too much time on minor details or criticisms.
- All this niggling over the budget is delaying the project.
- A little niggling is fine, but we need to move forward.
- The meeting was wasted on niggling about the color of the logo.
adjective
- Causing slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or worry.
- There's a niggling feeling that I've forgotten something important.
- A niggling pain in my knee kept me from sleeping well.
- She had a niggling suspicion that someone was following her.
- Paying too much attention to small, unimportant details; overly critical.
- The review was full of niggling criticisms that missed the big picture.
- I don't have time for your niggling complaints about the seating arrangement.
- His niggling comments about the font size were getting on everyone's nerves.