nagging

[nag-ing] / ˈnæg ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

painful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aching agonizing excruciating grievous inflamed severe terrible throbbing troublesome

STRONG

biting burning distressing harrowing hurting irritated piercing saddening smarting stinging tender tormenting trying

WEAK

achy afflictive arduous awful caustic difficult dire disagreeable distasteful dreadful extreme extremely bad hard hurtful laborious raw sensitive sharp sore tedious uncomfortable unpleasant vexatious

Antonyms

STRONGEST

easy good helpful nice pleasant

STRONG

mild

Example Sentences

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He was thrilled, of course, but he also had a nagging worry that Scotland had scored too soon.

From BBC

And yet -something was nagging him: something about Wolf.

From Literature

Which was possibly why she hadn’t pushed me to get my photograph made like Auntie Matchmaker had been nagging about.

From Literature

Huff’s explanation of the reasons he retired mentioned a nagging wrist injury.

From Los Angeles Times

She took the ticket stub from me, and thankfully it seemed to do the trick as she stopped nagging me.

From Literature