Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective colloq. Fault-finding; teasing; persistently annoying.
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- verb Present participle of
nag . - noun The action of the verb
nag . - adjective causing
persistent mild pain
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- adjective continually complaining or faultfinding
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Examples
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I've been avoiding blogging politics lately, because I'm as sick of it as anybody else, and if you haven't already made up your mind who to vote for and figured out how to get to the polls, all the continued nagging is going to do is drive people off, at this point.
you got a plot to write every night. did they never tell you that? johnjosephadams 2008
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What you call the nagging doubts Ken has prompted me to post: Nagging doubts: Confessions of a teacher trainer.
Ten things I think I know (Tranche 2) « Ken Wilson's Blog 2010
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For the record I do not find joy in nagging and chastising my children.
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For the record I do not find joy in nagging and chastising my children.
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Their incessant nagging is getting to Jim … getting to him so much he begins acting and gesturing … like … Michael.
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For the record I do not find joy in nagging and chastising my children.
I AM the Great and Powerful MOM « Adventures in Juggling 2007
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There is no future in nagging or bullying Israel to commit suicide by the admission of a fatal locust swarm of enemies.
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There is no future in nagging or bullying Israel to commit suicide by the admission of a fatal locust swarm of enemies.
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(Afternote: I'm not saying their nagging is a good thing.
Porno: Delayed! lord_keeper 2004
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So hopefully this doesn’t sound like nagging from a holier-than-thou senior editor …
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Susan Boyle and First-Time Authors 2009
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