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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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   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.

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

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   4 days ago · 1. to scold or annoy constantly. 2. (when intr, often foll by at) to be a constant source of discomfort or worry (to) toothache nagged me all day. noun. 3. a person who nags. Collins English Dictionary.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishnag verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes |...

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   1 nag (at somebody) [intransitive, transitive] (disapproving) to keep complaining to someone about their behavior or keep asking them to do something synonym pester Stop nagging—I'll do it as soon as I can. nag somebody (to do something) She had been nagging him to paint the fence.

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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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishNAG | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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

7. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › nagnag | meaning of nag in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   nag. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English nag1 /næɡ/ verb (nagged, nagging) [ intransitive, transitive] 1 to keep asking someone to do something, or to keep complaining to someone about their behaviour, in an annoying way → pester I wish you’d stop nagging! nag somebody to do something Nadia’s been nagging me to fix the lamp ...

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.