Niggled

Still, the notion niggled at him in the growing darkness. ❋ Dusty Richards (2004)

Something niggled at the back of my mind as I tried to picture him with blond hair. ❋ Allison Pang (2011)

They rowed and niggled years ago, most memorably here in 2005 when they jostled with Olympian petulance. ❋ Unknown (2011)

While the niggled about taxes the credit bubble took flight. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Yes we niggled at each other when tiredness was peaking. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Charles Dickens story" niggled away at me and gradually the notion evolved that maybe I could write something from the point of view of the scorned wife, a woman about whose thoughts and feelings relatively little is known. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The winner was niggled along halfway down the straight but quickened up surpemely well inside the final furlong to get ahead of Twice Over (6-1) and Byword (11-4) close home. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"It niggled away at me a bit, it's taken a while to get right but now it's really good." ❋ Anna Kessel In New York (2010)

This niggled at my nerves and I felt a sudden desire to just get this over with. ❋ KATE BRIAN (2010)

Leah got into her bed, the warm flannel sheets as welcoming as a hug, and snuggled down under the down comforter, seeking sleep, but a thought niggled at the back of her mind. ❋ Mariah Stewart (2010)

Yet something niggled in the back of Gus Keene's mind. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It niggled at the back of my mind—something about it was important—and I went back to take a second look. ❋ KATHLEEN MCGOWAN (2009)

But it's niggled and couldn't be dismissed on such flimsy evidence because so many rate P.G. Wodehouse's writing highly. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I must admit I am niggled by the feeling that I didn't give this novel a fair go. ❋ Jeff C (2009)