nagging (Meaning)

Wordnet

nagging (s)

continually complaining or faultfinding

Webster

nagging (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Nag

Webster

nagging (a.)

Fault-finding; teasing; persistently annoying; as, a nagging toothache.

nagging Sentence Examples

  1. Her constant nagging drove her husband to distraction.
  2. The parents' nagging about their son's grades had become unbearable.
  3. Despite the nagging pain in her foot, the runner refused to stop.
  4. The nagging suspicion that something was wrong lingered in her mind.
  5. The nagging voice in his head told him to turn back.
  6. The nagging fear of failure haunted her every step.
  7. His nagging cough made it difficult for him to concentrate.
  8. The nagging question of why she had been fired gnawed at her.
  9. She tried to ignore the nagging feeling that something was amiss.
  10. The nagging noise from the street made it impossible to sleep.

FAQs About the word nagging

continually complaining or faultfindingof Nag, Fault-finding; teasing; persistently annoying; as, a nagging toothache.

troubling, troublesome, unsettling,disturbing, nasty, discomforting, discomposing, dread, terrifying, perturbing

reassuring,reassuring, settling, settling, dreamy,soothing, calming, dreamy, calming, comforting

Her constant nagging drove her husband to distraction.

The parents' nagging about their son's grades had become unbearable.

Despite the nagging pain in her foot, the runner refused to stop.

The nagging suspicion that something was wrong lingered in her mind.