Definition of nags Nags

/næˈgz/ - [natgz] -

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What does nags mean?

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  • nags (Noun)
    Plural of nag.

Part of speech

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  • nags, verb, present, 3rd person singular of nag (infinitive).
  • nags, noun, plural of nag.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

nags, nagging, nagged  

nag - bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long"
  peck, hen-peck
  kvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge; "The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client"
nag - remind or urge constantly; "she nagged to take a vacation"
  remind put in the mind of someone; "Remind me to call Mother"
nag - worry persistently; "nagging concerns and doubts"
  vex, worry subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation; "vex the subject of the death penalty"
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  • nag (Noun)
    A small horse; a pony.
  • nag (Noun)
    An old useless horse.
  • nag (Noun)
    A paramour.
  • nag (Noun)
    One who nags.
  • nag (Verb)
    To repeatedly remind or complain to someone in an annoying way, often about insignificant matters.
  • nag (Verb)
    To act inappropriately in the eyes of peers, to backstab, to verbally abuse.
  • nag (Verb)
    To bother with persistent memories.
  • nag (Verb)
    Other sorts of persistent annoyance, e. g.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • nag (n.)
    A small horse; a pony; hence, any horse.
  • nag (n.)
    A paramour; -- in contempt.
  • nag (v. t. & i.)
    To tease in a petty way; to scold habitually; to annoy; to fret pertinaciously.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • nag
    To remind or urge constantly.
  • nag
    To worry persistently.
  • nag
    To bother persistently with trivial complaints.
  • nag
    Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
  • nag
    An old or worthless horse.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • nag
    nag, n. a horse, but particularly a small one—(Scot.) Naig: (Shak.) a jade. [M. E. nagge—Mid. Dut. negge, negghe (mod. Dut. negge); cf. Neigh.]
  • nag
    nag, v.t. to worry or annoy continually: to tease or vex: to find fault with constantly:—pr.p. nag′ging; pa.p. nagged.—n. Nag′ger. [Cf. Gnaw.]

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • nag
    A clap, or gleet.

Part of speech

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  • nag, verb, present, 1st person singular of nag (infinitive).
  • nag, verb (infinitive).
  • nag, noun, singular of nags.

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