Nagging
adj, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 The action of the verb nag.
"After breakfast it takes a stout heart and strong nerve to tackle the burden of dishwashing, separator, milk things, disorderly house, interspersed with quarrels, naggings, and interruptions of the children[…]"
- 1 present participle and gerund of nag form-of, gerund, participle, present
- 1 Persistently annoying or painful.
"nagging doubt"
- 2 Causing persistent mild pain, or annoyance.
"Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Getting rid of these nagging infinities has probably occupied far more effort than was spent in originating the theories."
- 1 continually complaining or faultfinding wordnet
Example
More examples"Mike is always nagging his father to buy him a car."
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