Nag

/ˈnæɡ/

Synonyms for "nag" (300 found)

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Closest matches (60)

Noun(20 words)

hack nagger shrew badger badgering badgers banging banshee belaboring bellyaching biddle biddy bitches bleats bugging bulldogging carp carper carping carps

advocate aggravate annoy annoyerapply pressurebadger badgerer bait balkerbalky horsebe atbedevil beg beset besiege bitch blandish botherbring to recollectionbristle

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brood marebrowbeatbrown offbug bully bullyragburn upbuttonhole cajolecall oncall uponcarp atcarry back

Verb(6 words)

afflicting annoyed annoys badgered ballyrag beefed

Adjective(1 words)

annoying

Strong matches (90)

charger chivy coax colt complain courser critter crock crowbait devil discompose distemper disturb dobbin dogdrive up the walldun egg entireentire horse

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equine exasperate exerciseexert pressureexhort fash filly foal fretfret atfussfuss atgall garron gelding getgive a hintgive the cuegnaw goad goat gripe hack harass harasser harrier harry hassle heckle heckler hector

Verb(12 words)

chivvy complain crabbed devilled dogged fretted fussed grumbled harassed harassing hassled hectored

Noun(26 words)

common scoldcrab curmudgeondog subjectdoggoneder doggoning dunning exhort fusses fussing goads gripe grouch grouse hammering harass harp harping harps harpy

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harrying hassel hassle hassles hectoring hectors

Adjective(1 words)

harried

Related words (150)

Verb(11 words)

hen-peck henpecks hounded importuned importunes molested niggled peck pestered pesters tormented

henpeck high-pressurehold the promptbookhorse hound houyhnhnm importune insistinsist uponirk irritate jade jawbonejog the memoryjughead lobby mare miff molest mount

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nag atneedle nettlenibble atniggle nudge nudnik nudzh nuisancepeck atpeeve persecute persecutor pest pester pesterer pickpick atpick onpique plague plaguer pleadplead withpluck the beardplug ply pother prancer press pressure prod promptprompt the mindprovoke pushput in mindput in remembrancerecall recommendrefresh the memoryremember remindremind one ofride rile roarer rogue roil rosinante ruffle sadist scalawag shrewsoft soapsoft-soap stallion steed stiff stud studhorse suggestsweet talksweet-talk tarpan tease teasertop horsetorment tormentor troubletry the patiencetweak the noseurge vexwar horsewar-horse wheedle whistlerwild horsework onworry yapyap at

Adjective(4 words)

henpecked niggling ragged troubling

Noun(31 words)

henpecking insist jade jaw jawing needles niggles nitpick nitpickerold horsepeeves peeving pest pester pestering plug press quetch rag rags

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scold scolder scolds shrews termagants tormenter tormenting urge workhorse worries yammer

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

23 entries

Equus caballusadvise animal annoy bother complain criticizedisagreeable personencourage fault-find horse human kick kvetch person plain

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More specific

12 entries

badger carpdray horseexhort faultfinder harry nitpick nitpicker pesterplow horsepress workhorse

Collocations

10 entries

annoying nagchronic nagconstant naghabitual nagmean nagnagging doubtnagging habitold nagpersistent nagtiresome nag

Inflections

3 entries

nagged nagging nags

Derivations

3 entries

nagger nagging naggingly

Sample sentences

32 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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

Source: tatoeba (1538000)

I don't mean to nag you.

Source: tatoeba (2361351)

Hitch the dumpcart to my nag!

Source: tatoeba (8866496)

Don't nag at me about washing the dishes.

Source: tatoeba (8978084)

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