Analysis Complete

nag

/ nag /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
remind or urge constantly
"she nagged to take a vacation"
Type of:
remind
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
verb Sense 2
bother persistently with trivial complaints
"She nags her husband all day long"
Type of:
complain kick plain
Derived:
scold scolder nagger common scold
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
worry persistently
"nagging concerns and doubts"
Type of:
worry vex
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
noun Sense 4
an old or over-worked horse
Type of:
horse Equus caballus
Derived:
tire wear upon tire out wear weary
noun Sense 5
someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
Type of:
unpleasant person disagreeable person
Kinds of:
harridan
Derived:
peck hen-peck grouch grumble scold
Semantic Complexity
62%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
25
Times Searched
3
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remind complain kick plain worry vex horse Equus caballus unpleasant person disagreeable person harridan