nag
nag
definition
verb
she constantly nags her daughter about getting married
annoy or irritate (a person) with persistent fault-finding or continuous urging.
noun
Women put up with it because we don't want to be perceived as nags or, worse still, incompetent.
a person who nags someone.
He'd come all the way on a poor nag who should have been retired to the pastures a long time ago.
a horse, especially one that is old or in poor health.
example
I'm adjusting my diet but it may be time to go 'nag' the doctor for a change of medication.
I knew my life would be hell because she would 'nag' me all the way through.
I used to 'nag' her but she refused to live under a siege mentality.
Instead of pristine white snow, you'll get a drab gray winter wonderland; instead of an inky-black horse, you'll get a gray 'nag' .
She will not 'nag' you and will always be the first to admit she was wrong when you've had a disagreement.
But I certainly wouldn't want to be using my time to 'nag' people about smoking and exercising.
All I can do is offer tea and sympathy and resist the urge to 'nag' him to go see a dentist.
I'll never forget the look on her face the first time she sat on the old 'nag' !
It's a persistent 'nag' , an ever-present question mark.
What I am getting at is, what if this person was a 'nag' or very critical?
he felt a little 'nag' of doubt
Molly, the horse I ride most often, is difficult, I think she'd be better off as a one rider horse than a Riding school 'nag' .
He'd come all the way on a poor 'nag' who should have been retired to the pastures a long time ago.
the old 'nag' the lad fetched smelled sweaty
Every day, we would 'nag' my big sister Nadia to find out when our mother was going to come and fetch us.
he felt once again that little 'nag' of doubt
He jokingly refuted suggestions his horse won the race because of rumours the 'nag' had been given steroids.
One of his horses runs today, another tomorrow, and his final 'nag' will run on Saturday.
Three crowns and an old 'nag' she'd borrowed from a student (whose tribal language homework she'd done in exchange) would not buy her that automobile.
We extend a welcome to all you women who constantly 'nag' your husbands to complete those unfinished jobs, now is your chance to learn the skills yourself.
I earn my living with my horse and wagon, and this morning my 'nag' died.
My parents know what I do, and whilst not thrilled, are resigned enough not to 'nag' me and trust that this is a temporary situation.
I had to 'nag' him a bit, but he did go to get it checked because he doesn't usually have a cough, so this was something different.
So I nag them, they 'nag' me, and it's a collaborative effort.
This old 'nag' is the supposedly wonderfully well-bred mare you're trying to sell me?
But it's not just any old 'nag' , it's the champion racehorse Rock of Gibraltar - winner of seven consecutive Group One races.
Any more critical observations appear as afterthoughts or 'nagging' doubts.
Callie was about to shut down the file when something in the back of her mind began 'nagging' .
Asked if it was right to say she had 'nagged' her husband in their marriage, she replied: ‘Yes, it is perfectly true.’
The two 'nags' in the stable were barely fit to trot, a tree root had knocked the floor of the rifle range off its foundation, bats had taken over the ham-radio shack.
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