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nag
1[ nag ]
verb (used with object)
- to annoy by persistent faultfinding, complaints, or demands.
- to keep in a state of troubled awareness or anxiety, as a recurrent pain or problem:
She had certain misgivings that nagged her.
verb (used without object)
- to find fault or complain in an irritating, wearisome, or relentless manner (often followed by at ):
If they start nagging at each other, I'm going home.
- to cause pain, discomfort, distress, depression, etc. (often followed by at ):
This headache has been nagging at me all day.
nag
2[ nag ]
noun
- an old, inferior, or worthless horse.
- Slang. any horse, especially a racehorse.
- a small riding horse or pony.
nag
1/ næɡ /
verb
- to scold or annoy constantly
- whenintr, often foll by at to be a constant source of discomfort or worry (to)
toothache nagged him all day
noun
- a person, esp a woman, who nags
nag
2/ næɡ /
noun
- derogatory.a horse
- a small riding horse
Derived Forms
- ˈnagger, noun
- ˈnaggingly, adverb
Other Words From
- un·nagged adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of nag1
Origin of nag2
Example Sentences
Beneath all that, however, is a nagging sense of stagnation and addiction to redux that’s kept modern cinema captive at the spot where the soundtrack CD is skipping.
But Reus is dealing with a nagging groin issue and Fagúndez hasn’t started a game or played more than 17 minutes in one since mid-September.
Misjudging Trumpov’s backing is a nagging problem for pollsters.
Then in the script, I'm the nag parent, and Luke Kirby gets to be the fun one, so that nature starts to feed it.
Pant, who is the one Indian batter in form, offered resistance alongside Kumar Reddy - with both offered a life - but Australia's persistent nagging brought rewards.
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