Nag

//ˈnæɡ//

Synonyms for "nag" (229 found)

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Verb(1 words)
bemoan

Strong matches (69)

Related words (114)

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More general

13 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

Synonyms

6 entries

Related terms

2 entries

coordinate

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derived

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has context

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manner of

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similar

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Translations

185 translations across 40 languages.

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Armenian

1 entries
  • կարճահասակ ցեղի ձի noun (small horse)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • кранта noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • мърморко noun (one who nags)
  • пони noun (small horse)
  • заяждам се verb (complain about insignificant matters)

Campidanese Sardinian

3 entries
  • scimìngiu verb (complain about insignificant matters)
  • strumíngiu verb (complain about insignificant matters)
  • travaioni verb (complain about insignificant matters)

Catalan

4 entries
  • haca noun (small horse)
  • rossí noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • bonegar verb (complain about insignificant matters)
  • marmolar verb (complain about insignificant matters)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 嘮叨 /唠叨 verb (complain about insignificant matters)

Danish

4 entries
  • krikke noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • plageånd noun (one who nags)
  • pony noun (small horse)
  • øg noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)

Dutch

3 entries
  • negge noun (small horse)
  • zaniken verb (complain about insignificant matters)
  • zeuren verb (complain about insignificant matters)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • ĉevalaĉo noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • ĉevaleto noun (small horse)

Estonian

2 entries
  • kronu noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • näägutama verb (complain about insignificant matters)

Finnish

4 entries
  • kaakki noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • nalkuttaja noun (one who nags)
  • poni noun (small horse)
  • jäkättää verb (complain about insignificant matters)

French

4 entries
  • canasson noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • carne noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • haridelle noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • rosse noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)

Galician

4 entries
  • arricallo noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • barrufeiro noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • bestello noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • coxe noun (small horse)

German

4 entries
  • Ackergaul noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • Gaul noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • Keppelweib noun (one who nags)
  • Klepper noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)

Greek

3 entries
  • αλογάκι noun (small horse)
  • ψωράλογο noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • γκρινιάζω verb (complain about insignificant matters)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • נוּדנִיק noun (one who nags)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • gebe noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • póni noun (small horse)
  • zsémbeskedik verb (complain about insignificant matters)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • bikkja noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • trunta noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)

Italian

3 entries
  • brenna noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • ronzino noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • assillare verb (complain about insignificant matters)

Korean

1 entries
  • 조랑말 noun (small horse)

Latin

3 entries
  • caballus noun (small horse)
  • caballus noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • oblātrārtrix noun (one who nags)

Latvian

2 entries
  • kleperis noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • ponijs noun (small horse)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • по́ни noun (small horse)
  • ма́чи verb (bother with memories)

Middle English

1 entries
  • nagge noun (small horse)

Māori

3 entries
  • haku verb (complain about insignificant matters)
  • hakuhaku verb (complain about insignificant matters)
  • whakakūnawheke verb (complain about insignificant matters)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • mase verb (complain about insignificant matters)

Occitan

4 entries
  • cavalet noun (small horse)
  • cavalon noun (small horse)
  • cavalàs noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • pòni noun (small horse)

Persian

4 entries
  • نقنقو noun (one who nags)
  • پونی noun (small horse)
  • کول noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • یابو noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)

Polish

1 entries
  • rosynant noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • pônei noun (small horse)
  • rocim noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • rocinante noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • atazanar verb (complain about insignificant matters)

Romanian

1 entries
  • cicăli verb (complain about insignificant matters)

Russian

4 entries
  • ворчу́н noun (one who nags)
  • ворчу́нья noun (one who nags)
  • кля́ча noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • по́ни noun (small horse)

Sassarese

1 entries
  • pirèa verb (complain about insignificant matters)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • gnjaviti verb (complain about insignificant matters)
  • piliti verb (complain about insignificant matters)

Spanish

4 entries
  • jamelgo noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • penco noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • rocinante noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • rocín noun (small horse)

Swedish

4 entries
  • (gammal) hästkrake noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • (gammal) krake noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • (gammalt) ök noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • tjata verb (complain about insignificant matters)

Thai

3 entries
  • จุกจิก verb (complain about insignificant matters)
  • จู้จี้ verb (complain about insignificant matters)
  • เซ้าซี้ verb (complain about insignificant matters)

Turkish

1 entries
  • dırdır etmek verb (bother with memories)

Vietnamese

3 entries
  • càu nhàu verb (complain about insignificant matters)
  • cằn nhằn verb (complain about insignificant matters)
  • ỷ eo verb (complain about insignificant matters)

Volapük

4 entries
  • hijevodil noun (small horse)
  • hilujevod noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • jevodil noun (small horse)
  • jijevodil noun (small horse)

Walloon

3 entries
  • haricrûte noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • harote noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)
  • rosse noun (old useless horse — see also dobbin)

Sample sentences

32 total sentences available.

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This implies the needed ability to nag native speakers to create example sentences using the phrases WE find difficult.

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I don't mean to nag you.

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Hitch the dumpcart to my nag!

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Don't nag at me about washing the dishes.

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