nagging

adjective

nag·ging ˈna-giŋ

Synonyms of nagging next

: persistently annoying or finding fault with someone

a nagging husband/wife

: causing continual or recurring worry or anxiety

a nagging fear

This time, the worry is that the housing slowdown will curtail growth before the Federal Reserve gets nagging inflation concerns resolved.—

Scott Patterson

: causing continual or recurring pain or discomfort

He'd had a nagging headache all day.

a nagging injury

naggingly

ˈna-giŋ-lē

adverb

There has always been something naggingly sad about Bonds' career … —

Tim Keown

… something about the book feels naggingly familiar, as if you know how it will end before you start … —

Debra Pickett

Examples of nagging in a Sentence

I have this nagging feeling that something will still go wrong

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Butler has garnered a list of nagging injuries over the years that could present a challenge to a Lakers roster featuring two leaders in their thirties who have also collected laundry lists of injuries over the years. —

Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024 The maturity of the record speaks to the growth that comes with age and wisdom — both are in their 50s — and the nagging discourse that hip-hop is a young person’s sport. —

Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024 Unfortunately, the only way to prevent these nagging prompts from returning is to turn on automatic backup. —

Paul Monckton, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 Injuries have been not just a nagging theme but a destabilizing epidemic on the Nuggets’ frontcourt depth chart since the first game of Summer League this year, when first-round draft pick DaRon Holmes II tore his Achilles tendon. —

Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nagging