nagging

Variant of nag

nag definition

nag (nag)

transitive verb nagged, nagging nag′·ging

  1. to annoy by continual scolding, faultfinding, complaining, urging, etc.
  2. to keep troubling, worrying, etc. nagged by a thought

Etymology: < Scand (as in Swed nagga, obs. Dan nagge, to nibble, gnaw, nag) < ON gnaga: for IE base see gnaw: for sense development see fret

intransitive verb

  1. to urge, scold, find fault, etc. constantly
  2. to cause continual discomfort, pain, etc. a nagging toothache

noun

a person, esp. a woman, who nags
also nagger nag′·ger

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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