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nagging

/nˈæɡɪŋ/verb, adjective2 syllables

Nagging means: bother persistently with trivial complaints.

Synonyms for nagging5

verb, as in bother persistently with trivial complaints

nag, peck, hen-peck

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

two syllables

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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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