nagged; nagging
1
: to find fault incessantly : complain
2
: to be a persistent source of annoyance or distraction
nagger
noun
: one who nags habitually
Examples of nag in a Sentence
Verb
Mom's always nagging me about my hair.
All you ever do is nag.
My parents are always nagging me to clean my room.
He kept nagging her until she agreed to see the movie.
Quit nagging! I already said I'm not going.
Noun (2)
a poor farmer who could only afford one old nag
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Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2025
In the 2010s, the developmental scientist Ron Dahl and Jennifer Silk, a University of Pittsburgh psychology professor, started wondering what went on inside adolescents’ brains when their parents nagged them.
—Jenny Anderson, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
Microsoft has campaigned hard to switch Chrome users to its Edge browser, taking flak for the nags and ads stitched into Windows itself, including ones that interrupt Chrome installations on a PC.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Nevertheless, a little voice in the back of your head seems to be nagging you about something.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2025
In the 2010s, the developmental scientist Ron Dahl and Jennifer Silk, a University of Pittsburgh psychology professor, started wondering what went on inside adolescents’ brains when their parents nagged them.
—Jenny Anderson, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Two days later, the question nags not just at consumers but an entire industry committed to streaming: What exactly caused the stream to fail?
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
Microsoft has campaigned hard to switch Chrome users to its Edge browser, taking flak for the nags and ads stitched into Windows itself, including ones that interrupt Chrome installations on a PC.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Nag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nag. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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nag
1 of 3 noun
: horse entry 1 sense 1a
especially
: a horse that is old and in poor condition
nag
2 of 3 verb
nagged; nagging
1
: to annoy by repeated faultfinding, scolding, or urging
kept nagging me to let her come
always nags him to clean his room
2
: to cause (someone) to feel annoyed or worried for a long period of time
a problem that nagged at her
nagger
noun
nag
3 of 3 noun
: a person who frequently nags
Etymology
Noun
Middle English nagge "horse"
Verb
probably of Scandinavian origin
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