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nagging

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verb

present participle of nag
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of nagging
Adjective
McBride didn’t look like a player who had missed the previous eight games with a nagging groin contusion. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025 Nothing was going to keep him from trying to lead UCF to its first postseason title; nothing except a nagging hamstring injury. Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025 Men may misinterpret women’s self-expression as nagging, leading to defensive withdrawal. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 On the other hand, a nagging doubt has entered my brain. Erik Kain, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nagging
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nagging
Adjective
  • In cases where advertising is inevitable, some prefer ads that appeal on a personal level over messaging that can be inappropriate or, even, disturbing and offensive.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Ghosts that wink could be scary but the face Sal makes is disturbing in other ways.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • In 2023, a billboard displaying Graves' photo was placed near the festival site, urging attendees to provide any information to authorities.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • AccuWeather experts are urging travelers to avoid unnecessary travel and to prepare for significant disruptions this weekend.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The Buccaneers started complaining to the officials about fouls.
    CJ Moore, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • That first-round pick became Merriman (although, the Giants aren't complaining).
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • And for people who value stability, control or routine, that kind of change can feel deeply unsettling.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • There’s also the strange, silent, cubic villagers with long rectangular noses who are deeply unsettling, not to mention the square pigs.
    Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • If your home is begging for a refresh, don’t miss the chance to save on furniture and decor at Wayfair’s epic spring sale.
    Ali Faccenda, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Rebecca was then allegedly seen on camera begging Yolanda to call 911 multiple times as her wife told her to go back inside.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Trump imperils Harvard’s nonprofit status Don Ingber, a renowned biologist at Harvard, woke up this week to a troubling email.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • From around 2006 to 2010, a series of major business downturns, including a bankruptcy filing and several key lawsuits, led Kinkade into a downward spiral of troubling public behavior and substance abuse.
    Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Rodin Cars The big idea behind Rodin is to build cars without bothering about vehicle regulations – in stark contrast to F1 cars, which are subject to several rules around how they're put together.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The city and state have also been ramping up efforts to engage troubled vagrants sleeping and sometimes bothering straphangers, connecting them with services and shelter and potentially involuntary treatment.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The whining about everyone else didn’t help, either.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Stop whining and thank your lucky stars for having a job.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024

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“Nagging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nagging. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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