To nitpick means to complain or criticize something or someone over insignificant details. Nitpick is a verb, related words are nitpicks, nitpicked, nitpicking, nitpicker, nitpicky. Nitpick is occasionally found hyphenated, as in nit-pick, but the hyphenated form is found less and less.

What is the meaning of nitpicks?

When you nitpick, you focus on small, specific mistakes. ... People who nitpick are bothered by minor problems — or else they're just looking for something to criticize. A movie critic who dislikes a director might nitpick about her latest film's slight inaccuracies.

Does nitpick picking have a hyphen?

Nitpick (or nit-pick) is a verb meaning to point out the very minor flaws or mistakes in something, or to criticize it in this way. Nit-picky turns this action into an adjective. It is sometimes seen without a hyphen (nitpicky).