nag
noun
1. someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
Similar word(s): nagger, scold, scolder
Definition categories: person
2. an old or over-worked horse
verb
1. bother persistently with trivial complaints
- She nags her husband all day long
Similar word(s): peck
Definition categories: communication, complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch
2. worry persistently
- nagging concerns and doubts
Definition categories: emotion, vex, worry
3. remind or urge constantly
- she nagged to take a vacation
Definition categories: cognition, remind
Sentences with nag as a verb:
- The notion that he forgot something nagged him the rest of the day.
- A nagging pain in his left knee
- A nagging north wind