nagging
/nˈæɡɪŋ/verb, adjective2 syllables
Nagging means: bother persistently with trivial complaints.
Synonyms for nagging5
verb, as in bother persistently with trivial complaints
verb, as in worry persistently
nag
verb, as in remind or urge constantly
nag
adjective, as in continually complaining or faultfinding
shrewish, ill-natured
What does nagging mean?4
verb
1
bother persistently with trivial complaints“She nags her husband all day long”
2
worry persistently“nagging concerns and doubts”
3
remind or urge constantly“she nagged to take a vacation”
adjective
1
continually complaining or faultfinding“a shrewish wife”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with nagging?5
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Nagging in a sentence
- I'm up to here with your unending, insufferable nagging!acell
- There's something about his story that doesn't add up, nagging at me incessantly.Nuel
- Mike is always nagging his father to buy him a car.Eldad
- My wife's constant nagging is getting me down.CM
- My wife's constant nagging really gets on my nerves.CM
- Fred was very troubled by his wife's nagging.CN
- It's a stereotype for married men to complain about their wives' nagging.Babelball
- The guy kept nagging her in her private messages.JimiYoru
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