nagging Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb bother persistently with trivial complaints
    peck; nag; hen-peck.
    • She nags her husband all day long
  2. verb worry persistently
    nag.
    • nagging concerns and doubts
  3. verb remind or urge constantly
    nag.
    • she nagged to take a vacation
  4. adjective satellite continually complaining or faultfinding
    shrewish.
    • a shrewish wife
    • nagging parents

WordNet


Nag"ging adjective
Definitions
  1. Fault-finding; teasing; persistently annoying; as, a nagging toothache. Colloq.

Webster 1913