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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