nag

[US]/næɡ/
[UK]/næɡ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. Old horse; racehorse
vt. Annoy or irritate (a person) with persistent fault-finding or continuous urging
vi. Keep pestering someone with persistent complaints or requests

Phrases & Collocations

constant nagging

nagging behavior

stop nagging

nagging wife

endless nagging

Example Sentences

On va nager ensemble?

he felt once again that little nag of doubt.

She nags at her husband about their lack of money.

The suspicion that she was lying continued to nag at me.

she constantly nags her daughter about getting married.

Reporters hounded the celebrity for an interview. Tobadger is to nag or tease persistently:

Objective Urine and salive N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) and urine δ-aminolevuline acid (ALA) and urine AKP were observed in smeltery workers.

Alpenveilchen kann auf folgende Tierarten giftig wirken: Hunde, Katzen, Hasen, Kaninchen und andere Nager (Meerscheinchen, Hamster) und Vögel.Vergiftungsverlauf ist ähnlich wie beim Menschen.

The students may be whining in their hearts, thinking that I nag too much and that I am such a spoilsport to lecture them to behave themselves before they can eat.

Real-world Examples

He put his find in his pocket and whipped up the nag.

Source: Madame Bovary (Part One)

Oh. Oh, I hear you. Try and get that nag off your back, right?

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 8

Well, I hope you're gonna gut these nags. I don't like the stinky parts.

Source: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

This problem is not only nagging Harvard, but the whole United States.

Source: Entering Harvard University

I don't like anyone who nags me.

Source: American Family Universal Parent-Child English

I was at last nagged into weeding the lawn.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

If team members feel they are being nagged, they will conclude their superiors don't trust them.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Yet one question continues to nag at historians.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American September 2023 Compilation

The children finally nagged the nurse into taking them to the zoo.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

And not nag me about leaving if you get tired?

Source: "To Kill a Mockingbird" Original Soundtrack

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