as in horses
a large hoofed domestic animal that is used for carrying or drawing loads and for riding
a poor farmer who could only afford one old nag
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as in urges
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders
she kept nagging him to fix the furnace before the weather got any colder
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as in complains
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
if all you can do is nag, then you are of no use to this organization at all
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Recent Examples of nags
Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
Meanwhile, Microsoft is upping the pressure on users to move to Windows 11, with new nags that seemingly won’t stop.
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But in the final moments, when Carol is back in her coach seat on the plane, something nags at her.
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Their horse-bit hardware gives them an upscale look that pairs well with work and casual outfits alike.—
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Visitors can attend shows for cattle, swine, goats, sheep, horses, donkeys and poultry.—
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The Delaware County District Attorney's Office urges anyone with additional information to contact Detective Leah Cesanek at 610-623-1500 or Detective Chris Karr at 610-891-4700.—
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The contest urges fans to submit new flavor ideas for a chance to win $1 million.—
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And also on Untucked… • Discord complains about Nini being in the top basically all episode, while other queens like Jane try to kindly not get down in the mud with her.—
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Trump complains often that both rooms are too small.—
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Chelsea’s appointment of Liam Rosenior is at least understandable in terms of his work within the BlueCo network, which begs the question of why Ratcliffe’s own multi-club operation could not provide United with a wider network to tap into.—
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Hopper begs her to believe there is another way.—
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George Oliver Floating Fluted Nightstands There’s something about a pair of floating nightstands that just screams luxury, and this set is no exception.—
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The Kings are still in the playoff picture and the Pacific Division race, even with a season that screams mediocrity.—
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Feeney’s book features multiple narrators, but relativity is not an idea the series bothers to develop.—
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Now, wages have grown, but inflation bothers people.—
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One of its two young sibling protagonists, Amber (Bianca Belle), channels her feelings about the recent death of her mother into drawings of creatures born out of her troubled imagination, some of whom enact violence against the classmate who annoys her.—
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There's just one thing about Claire Danes that annoys Matthew Rhys.—
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The Grabber hounds Finn through an old phone booth and torments Gwen through her dreams.—
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Vavassori hounds the net with his teradactyl-like wingspan.—
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“Nags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nags. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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