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nag ¹    (ng) KEY  

VERB:
nagged , nag·ging , nags
VERB:
tr.

1. To annoy by constant scolding, complaining, or urging.
2. To torment persistently, as with anxiety or pain.

VERB:
intr.

1. To scold, complain, or find fault constantly: nagging at the children.
2. To be a constant source of anxiety or annoyance: The half-remembered quotation nagged at my mind.

NOUN:

One who nags.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse gnaga, to bite, gnaw

OTHER FORMS:
nagger (Noun), nagging·ly (Adverb)

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