Nagging

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

Persistently annoying or painful..

Definitions by Sense

1. Persistently annoying or painful.
2. present participle and gerund of nag
3. The action of the verb nag.
4. Causing persistent mild pain, or annoyance.

Example Sentences

nagging doubt

nagging pain

nagging woman

Eventually he had learned to live with it, but he always had a nagging suspicion that he had not been good enough for his mother.

After breakfast it takes a stout heart and strong nerve to tackle the burden of dishwashing, separator, milk things, disorderly house, interspersed with quarrels, naggings, and interruptions of the children[…]

Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Getting rid of these nagging infinities has probably occupied far more effort than was spent in originating the theories.

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Word Forms

• more nagging
• most nagging
• naggings

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