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nitpicking

nitpicking noun: the painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.

Noun

nitpicking (countable and uncountable, plural nitpickings)

  1. The painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.
  2. (broadly, figuratively) A process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors, particularly if the pointed-out details seem insignificant or irrelevant to all but the finder.
    • "Of all life's pleasures, I like nitpicking the best." -- Wally in Dilbert

nitpicking meaning in Bengali and Arabic

nitpicking in Bengali

any process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors
চুলচেরা বিচার culcera bicar

nitpicking in Arabic

any process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors
تَمَحُّلُ النَّقْد tamaḥḥulu n-naqd

Forms of nitpicking

pluralnitpickings
alternative formnit-picking

Origin of nitpicking

From nit + picking.

Questions about nitpicking

What does nitpicking mean?
Nitpicking means the painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.
What is nitpicking in Bengali?
Nitpicking in Bengali is চুলচেরা বিচার (culcera bicar). See Nitpicking meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is nitpicking?
Nitpicking is a noun.
What is the plural of nitpicking?
The plural of nitpicking is nitpickings.

Words near nitpicking in the dictionary

  1. nitpickery
  2. nitpickety
  3. nitpickier
  4. nitpickiest
  5. nitpickiness
  6. nitpicking
  7. nitpickingly
  8. nitpickings
  9. nitpickish
  10. nitpicks
  11. nitpicky

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