nagging
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4.6
- adjective
- /ˈnæɡɪŋ/
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molesto
- It's a persistent, nagging depression of mood, where there is a veil of darkness and misery covering everything.
- the most nagging
And that that that nagging, unjust, unfair sense that can really fuel a lot of rumination.
- And that that that nagging, unjust, unfair sense that can really fuel a lot of rumination.
- You know how sometimes you just get that nagging feeling that tells you that something just doesn't feel right?
- It's a persistent, nagging depression of mood, where there is a veil of darkness and misery covering everything.
- I I won't feel this nagging sense of not being enough.
- There's that like nagging feeling being like, I just want to tick that freaking box, get up and do it.
- So it's kind of still a bit nagging on me that she wasn't in finals to beat her.
Examples
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She's portrayed as being very nagging and mean to him.
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Her nagging complaints about the noise were driving everyone crazy.
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But all this nagging is kind of like unpleasant.
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Put on a movie, some music, some headphones... it's still constant and nagging.
Blog text (6) -
I had this nagging, nagging like sense of desperation, anxieties, depression, uncertainty, a lack of confidence.
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He could hear her nagging voice in his head, reminding him of all the things he forgot to do.
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The nagging doubts about his abilities made it hard for him to focus on the task at hand.
Synonyms
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4.8
Acting childish and complaining a lot in an annoying way
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9.4
Often complaining in a whiny, unhappy way
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6.7
Often complains and annoys others by telling them what to do
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9.9
Easily annoyed and quick to complain about small things
Often complaining in a way that annoys others
A person who often says they are not happy about things
Paying too much attention to small, unimportant details
Paying too much attention to small unimportant details that annoy other people
Antonyms
How Annoying
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nagging may come from old words like gnaw meaning 'to bite' or 'to nibble'. So, think of complaints that keep gnawing at someone like small, repeated bites that irritate, which is why nagging means constantly complaining or finding fault.