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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Nag \Nag\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Nagged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Nagging}.] [Cf. Sw. nagga to nibble, peck, Dan. nage to
gnaw, Icel. naga, gnaga, G. nagen, & E. gnaw.]
To tease in a petty way; to scold habitually; to annoy; to
fret pertinaciously. [Colloq.] "She never nagged." --J.
Ingelow.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
nag
n 1: someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly
finding fault [syn: {scold}, {scolder}, {nagger}, {common
scold}]
2: an old or over-worked horse [syn: {hack}, {jade}, {plug}]
v 1: bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her
husband all day long" [syn: {peck}, {hen-peck}]
2: worry persistently; "nagging concerns and doubts"
3: remind or urge constantly; "she nagged to take a vacation"
[also: {nagging}, {nagged}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
nagged
See {nag}
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