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nag
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of NAG
1
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders <she kept nagging him to fix the furnace before the weather got any colder>
Related Words carp (at), fuss (about or over), nitpick; annoy, badger, bait, bother, bug, chivy (or chivvy), harass, harry, hassle, irk, pester, plague, ride, vex, yap (at); egg, goad, incite, prod, prompt, spur, urge; exhort, insist, press, pressure, push; blandish, cajole, coax, wheedle; beg, importune, plead
Phrases pick at
2
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely <if all you can do is nag, then you are of no use to this organization at all>
Synonyms beef, bellyache, bitch, bleat, carp, caterwaul, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grizzle, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grump, holler, inveigh, keen, kick, kvetch, maunder [chiefly British], moan, murmur, mutter, nag, repine, scream, squawk, squeal, wail, whimper, whine, whinge [British], yammer, yawp (or yaup), yowl
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