as in disturbing
causing worry or anxiety
I have this nagging feeling that something will still go wrong
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as in urging
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders
she kept nagging him to fix the furnace before the weather got any colder
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as in complaining
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
if all you can do is nag, then you are of no use to this organization at all
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Recent Examples of nagging
Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 3 Dec. 2024
Imagine a place where a remote, hybrid, and traveling workforce can connect with others and work without the nagging interruptions of home life.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
Thibodeau agreed that there’s a huge value staying in shape to avoid nagging injuries.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Cornerback Marshon Lattimore hasn’t been playing with the Commanders’ due to a nagging hamstring injury.
—Kambui Bomani, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Dealing with a nagging ankle injury that kept him off the court at the start of the year, Spencer made his NBA debut on Nov. 20 and has seen time in two NBA games.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 3 Dec. 2024
Imagine a place where a remote, hybrid, and traveling workforce can connect with others and work without the nagging interruptions of home life.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
Thibodeau agreed that there’s a huge value staying in shape to avoid nagging injuries.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Cornerback Marshon Lattimore hasn’t been playing with the Commanders’ due to a nagging hamstring injury.
—Kambui Bomani, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Duchamp spent the last twenty years of his life working in secret on a three-dimensional tableau vivant of a naked, headless female body in a realistic landscape, a strangely disturbing image that is both a summary of his meta-retinal art and a total departure from it.Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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One of the more disturbing results was from the dinner party at the Brooklyn apartment of my ProPublica colleague.Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 9 Dec. 2024
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While some states have moved forward with their own laws regulating the use of social media, state attorneys general are urging Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA).Emma Roth, The Verge, 10 Dec. 2024
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An ad urging viewers to call their senator and push them to back Hegseth will run on national television, but will also be targeted online in Iowa -- Ernst's home state.Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Alabama complaining about having to schedule easier nonconference opponents in the future for a better shot at making the College Football Playoff is quite amusing.Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
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Jones himself did not attend court this week but used his show to continue complaining about the prospect of The Onion wresting control of his once lucrative conspiracy theory factory.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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Concerns With Imported Toys The report highlights a number of unsettling realities surrounding toys purchased by U.S. consumers directly from online retailers located overseas.Mia Taylor, Parents, 27 Nov. 2024
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Simply sharing the final score — Dallas Cowboys 34, Washington Commanders 26 — does not come close to explaining the bizarre ending and unsettling ways the home team lost with contributions from all three phases.Ben Standig, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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People were begging me to cut it down.Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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Literally begging any of these idiots to understand how the internet works.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Even as such shooting deaths have fallen over the years, there are troubling trends: Children ages 1 to 4 are more likely to be victims, the data shows, and those toddlers are more often Black children.John Diedrich, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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The study's findings paint a troubling picture of the current state of provider directories.Tammy Hawes, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Treatment starts with testing to make sure juniper is the allergen that's bothering you.Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Dec. 2024
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The Kansas Jayhawks were bothering Shedeur Sanders all day, but the star quarterback especially took exception to one hit.Ryan Morik, Fox News, 24 Nov. 2024
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Han then used a tuning fork that was set to the tone that is produced by a flies’ whining wings.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
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As the Dodgers officially welcomed their latest gazillionaire pitcher to a remodeling Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, the churning of the bulldozers in the infield was momentarily drowned out by the whining around the baseball world.Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Nagging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nagging. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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