nagging
/ˈnæɡɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of nag: to annoy someone by constant fault-finding, complaining, or urging.
- She is always nagging him about his eating habits.
- The boss kept nagging the team to finish the report.
- Stop nagging me — I'll do the dishes later.
noun
- The act of repeatedly complaining or asking for something in an annoying way.
- The constant nagging from his parents drove him crazy.
- A little nagging can sometimes help, but too much is harmful.
- She couldn't stand the nagging about her messy room anymore.
adjective
- Continuously bothering or annoying someone, especially by complaining or asking for something repeatedly.
- The nagging customer kept calling the store every hour.
- He finally gave in to his nagging wife and fixed the leaky faucet.
- Her nagging voice made it hard to concentrate.
- Persistent and difficult to ignore, often causing worry or discomfort (used about thoughts, feelings, or pain).
- He had a nagging headache that wouldn't go away.
- A nagging doubt remained in the back of her mind.
- There was a nagging feeling that they had forgotten something important.
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