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.(Chiefly Eng.) To move about restlessly or without result; to fidget.
5.To be finicky or excessively critical; to potter; esp., to work with excessive care for trifling details, as in painting.