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   nag

   /naɡ/

   verb

   • 1. annoy or irritate (a person) with persistent fault-finding or continuous urging: "she constantly nags her daughter about getting married" Similar harasskeep on atgo on atharp on atbadgerkeep aftergive someone a hard timeget on someone's backpersecutechivvyhoundharrybullypick oncriticizefind fault withkeep complaining tomoan (on) atgrumble athenpeckcarp atscoldupbraidberateinformal:hasslerideheavy
   • ▪ be persistently painful, troublesome, or worrying to: "something nagged at the back of his mind"

   noun

   • 1. a person who nags someone.
   • ▪ a persistent feeling of anxiety: "he felt once again that little nag of doubt"

   Word Origin early 18th century (originally dialect in the sense ‘gnaw’): perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian and Swedish nagga ‘gnaw, irritate’. The sense ‘harass constantly’ dates from the early 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. nagger noun
   • 2. naggy adjective

   Scrabble Points: 4

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   The meaning of NAG is to irritate by constant scolding or urging. How to use nag in a sentence.

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   NAG definition: 1. to criticize or complain often in an annoying way, especially in order to try and make someone…. Learn more.

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   When you ask for something over and over AND over again, you are nagging. If you nag your parents long enough, they'll either give in and get you a puppy, or simply refuse any pets at all — not even a goldfish. When you nag someone, you complain and pester them.

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   Nag definition: to annoy by persistent faultfinding, complaints, or demands.. See examples of NAG used in a sentence.

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   Verb. Noun. Filter. verb. nagged, nagging, nags. To annoy by continual scolding, faultfinding, complaining, urging, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To cause continual discomfort, pain, etc. A nagging toothache. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To keep troubling, worrying, etc. Nagged by a thought. Webster's New World.

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   NAG meaning: 1. to criticize or complain often in an annoying way, especially in order to try and make someone…. Learn more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNAG definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Definition of 'nag' nag. (næg ) Word forms: nags , nagging , nagged. 1. verb. If someone nags you, they keep asking you to do something you have not done yet or do not want to do. [disapproval] The more Sarah nagged her, the more stubborn Cissie became. [VERB noun] My girlfriend nagged me to cut my hair. [VERB noun to-infinitive]

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   Definition of nag verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Definitions of 'nag'. 1. If someone nags you, they keep asking you to do something you have not done yet or do not want to do. [disapproval] [...] 1. A nag is someone who nags. [...] 2. If something such as a doubt or worry nags at you, or nags you, it keeps worrying you.

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    NAG meaning: to keep criticizing or giving advice to someone in an annoying way: . Learn more.