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· niggle
verb
worry unnecessarily or excessively
"don't fuss too much over the grandchildren — they are quite big now"
argue over petty things
"Let's not quibble over pennies"
Similar words
fret
fuss
bicker
brabble
pettifog
quibble
squabble
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).