mierenneuken — meaning in English
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English meaning
- nitpick verb To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
- nitpicking noun The painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.
Senses
mierenneuken is used for these senses in English:
- nitpick (figurative) To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
- nitpicking (figuratively, by extension) 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.
nitpick — full definition
- verb To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
- verb To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair.
- verb To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair. I nitpicked his hair.
- verb I nitpicked his hair.
nitpicking — full definition
- noun The painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.
- noun 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.