nag
Plural: nags
Noun
- someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
- an old or over-worked horse
- A small horse; a pony.
- An old, useless horse.
- A paramour.
- Someone or something that nags.
- A repeated complaint or reminder.
- A persistent, bothersome thought or worry.
- Misspelling of knack.
Verb
Verb Forms: nagged, nagging, nags
- To persistently bother or complain to someone.
- bother persistently with trivial complaints
- "She nags her husband all day long"
- worry persistently
- "nagging concerns and doubts"
- remind or urge constantly
- "she nagged to take a vacation"
- To repeatedly remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.
- To bother with persistent thoughts or memories.
- To bother or disturb persistently in any way.
Examples
- He tried to nag his opponent into making a hasty, poor move.
- The notion that he forgot something nagged him the rest of the day.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English nagg, nage, nagge (“horse, small riding horse, pony”), cognate with Dutch negge, neg (“horse”), German Nickel (“small horse”). Perhaps related to English neigh.
Synonyms
common scold, hack, hen-peck, jade, nagger, peck, plug, scold, scolder, aver, dobbin, haunt, ride, shrew, sit on, worry
Scrabble Score: 4
nag: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordnag: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
nag: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary