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Nag

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Noun

1. common scold, nag, nagger, scold, scolder

someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

2. hack, jade, nag, plug

an old or over-worked horse

Verb

3. hen-peck, nag, peck

bother persistently with trivial complaints

Example Sentences:
'She nags her husband all day long'

4. nag

worry persistently

Example Sentences:
'nagging concerns and doubts'

5. nag

remind or urge constantly

Example Sentences:
'she nagged to take a vacation'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Nag

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verbWord forms: nags, nagging or nagged
1. 
to scold or annoy constantly
2. (when intr, often foll by at)
to be a constant source of discomfort or worry (to)
toothache nagged him all day
noun
3. 
a person, esp a woman, who nags
noun
1. often derogatory
a horse
2. 
a small riding horse

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Nag

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verb transitiveWord forms: nagged or ˈnagging
1. 
to annoy by continual scolding, faultfinding, complaining, urging, etc.
2. 
to keep troubling, worrying, etc.
nagged by a thought
verb intransitive
3. 
to urge, scold, find fault, etc. constantly
4. 
to cause continual discomfort, pain, etc.
a nagging toothache
noun
5. 
a person, esp. a woman, who nags
: also ˈnagger
noun
1.  Archaic
a small saddle horse; pony
2. 
a horse that is worn-out, old, etc.
3.  Slang
a racehorse, esp. an inferior one

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Nag

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v. nagged, nag·ging, nags
v.tr.
1. To annoy by constant scolding, complaining, or urging.
2. To torment persistently, as with anxiety or pain.
v.intr.
1. To scold, complain, or find fault constantly: nagging at the children.
2. To be a constant source of anxiety or annoyance: The half-remembered quotation nagged at my mind.
n.
One who nags.
n.
1. A horse, especially:
a. An old or worn-out horse.
b. Slang A racehorse.
2. Archaic A small saddle horse or pony.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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