Thursday, 3 March 2011

WORD OF THE WEEK: NAG

Verb [intransitive/transitive] /næɡ/

1 to frequently ask someone to do something that they do not want to do
Stop nagging!
My mum keeps nagging me to tidy my room.

2 to frequently criticize someone, often for qualities or habits that are difficult to change
Larry was always nagging her about her weight.
3 if a doubt, worry, or fear nags you or nags at you, you cannot stop thinking about it for very long
nag at: The feeling that I shouldn’t have given up nagged at me.

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