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

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   to annoy by persistent faultfinding, complaints, or demands. Synonyms: vex, irritate, hector, harass, pester. to keep in a state of troubled awareness or anxiety, as a recurrent pain or problem: She had certain misgivings that nagged her.

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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 1. (næg) v. nagged, nag•ging, n. v.t. 1. to annoy by persistent faultfinding, complaints, or demands. 2. to be a constant source of unease or irritation to: Her doubts nagged her. v.i. 3. to find fault or complain, esp. in an irritating and persistent manner. 4. to cause pain, distress, etc.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryNAG | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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.

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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.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryNAG definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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    1. to annoy by persistent faultfinding, complaints, or demands. 2. to keep in a state of troubled awareness or anxiety, as a recurrent pain or problem. She had certain misgivings that nagged her. intransitive verb. 3. (often fol. by at) to find fault or complain in an irritating, wearisome, or relentless manner.

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    nag meaning, definition, what is nag: to keep asking someone to do something, ...: Learn more.