nitpick
/ˈnɪtpɪk/verb
उच्चारण निट्पिक
बाल की खाल निकालना, छोटी-छोटी बातों में मीन-मेख निकालना
Core word
verb
- 1
[I] informal, disapproving
to criticize small and unimportant details
बाल की खाल निकालना, छोटी-छोटी बातों में मीन-मेख निकालना
- Stop nitpicking and tell me whether you like the plan.
- The reviewer nitpicked about a few spelling errors.
- The teacher nitpicks about commas and full stops.
+ 2 more examples
- Critics nitpick over every small error in the film.
- Please don't nitpick; the report is good overall.
◇Word family
nitpicking nounnitpicker noun
§Grammar and usage
To nitpick is close in meaning to the idiom split hairs, which exams often ask as 'to make unnecessary distinctions about small details'.
Nitpick का अर्थ split hairs के निकट है, जिसे परीक्षाओं में अक्सर 'छोटी-छोटी बातों में बेवजह भेद करना' के अर्थ में पूछा जाता है।