nag
/ˈnæɡ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To repeatedly remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.
verb
To bother with persistent thoughts or memories.
verb
To bother or disturb persistently in any way.
noun
Someone or something that nags.
Example Sentences
- "We used to lure the nags into the back of our truck with oats and sugar, then we'd drive back to town to this warehouse and inject the nags with small quantities of morphine I'd stolen."
- "Yon ribaudred nag of Egypt – Whom leprosy o'ertake!"
- "The room is never cleaned, so her mother nags and nags until she explodes with frustration and threatens to sell her to the lowest bidder."
- "Anyone would think that I nagged at you, Amanda! (From Amanda! by Robin Klein)"
- "The notion that he forgot something nagged him the rest of the day."
- "I guess it happens all the time in crime stories where the detective suddenly remembers a bit of conversation that nags him in some way, then for some inexplicable reason, it's just right there in front of you, like a sign pointing 'here!"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: nagg
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈnæɡ/
- British English: /ˈnæɡ/