English Dictionary: nagging | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for nagging | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Nag \Nag\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Nagged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nagging}.] [Cf. Sw. nagga to nibble, peck, Dan. nage to gnaw, Icel. naga, gnaga, G. nagen, & E. gnaw.] To tease in a petty way; to scold habitually; to annoy; to fret pertinaciously. [Colloq.] [bd]She never nagged.[b8] --J. Ingelow. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Nagging \Nag"ging\, a. Fault-finding; teasing; persistently annoying; as, a nagging toothache. [Colloq.] |