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NAGGING
shrewish, nagging
(adjective) continually complaining or faultfinding; “a shrewish wife”; “nagging parents”
NAG
nag
(verb) remind or urge constantly; “she nagged to take a vacation”
nag, peck, hen-peck
(verb) bother persistently with trivial complaints; “She nags her husband all day long”
nag
(verb) worry persistently; “nagging concerns and doubts”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
nagging
present participle of nag
Noun
nagging (plural naggings)
The action of the verb nag.
Adjective
nagging (comparative more nagging, superlative most nagging)
Causing persistent mild pain, or annoyance.
Anagrams
• ganging
Source: Wiktionary
Nag"ging, a.
Definition: Fault-finding; teasing; persistently annoying; as, a nagging toothache. [Colloq.]
NAG
Nag, n. Etym: [OE. nagge, D. negge; akin to E. neigh.]
1. A small horse; a pony; hence, any horse.
2. A paramour; -- in contempt. [Obs.] Shak.
Nag, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Nagged; p. pr. & vb. n. Nagging.] Etym: [Cf. Sw. nagga to nibble, peck, Dan. nage to gnaw, Icel. naga, gnaga, G. nagen, & E. gnaw.]
Definition: To tease in a petty way; to scold habitually; to annoy; to fret pertinaciously. [Colloq.] "She never nagged." J. Ingelow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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