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# nag

verb (nag, nags, nagged, nagging); noun (a nag, nags)

«nag» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To keep asking or telling someone to do something in an annoying way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nag/#m1)
2. To keep worrying or hurting you a little: a nagging doubt, a nagging pain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nag/#m2)
3. (noun, informal) A person who nags. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nag/#m3)
4. (noun, informal) An old or weak horse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nag/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life children say parents «nag» them about homework or tidying up. In stories a «nagging feeling» tells the reader that a character suspects something is wrong. Phrases: nag someone to do something, nag at, a nagging feeling, a nagging cough.

### Examples

- Mum keeps nagging me to tidy my room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nag/#x1)
- Stop nagging! I'll do it in a minute. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nag/#x2)
- I had a nagging feeling I'd forgotten something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nag/#x3)
- He had a nagging cough for weeks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nag/#x4)
- My sister nagged Dad until he bought ice cream. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nag/#x5)
- The farmer's old nag could barely pull the cart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nag/#x6)
- Don't be such a nag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nag/#x7)
- A nagging thought kept me awake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nag/#x8)

### Note

Verb doubles the g: nagged, nagging. Adjective: nagging. «Nag» as a horse is informal and a bit unkind. Similar: pester, badger, go on at (UK).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «nag» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nag/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«nag» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nag.html) on Mova free.