nagging

nag ¹  (ng)

v. nagged, nag·ging, nags

v.tr.

1. To annoy by constant scolding, complaining, or urging.

2. To torment persistently, as with anxiety or pain.

v.intr.

1. To scold, complain, or find fault constantly: nagging at the children.

2. To be a constant source of anxiety or annoyance: The half-remembered quotation nagged at my mind.

n.

One who nags.

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[Probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse gnaga, to bite, gnaw.]

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nagger n.

nagging·ly adv.

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nag ²  (ng)

n.

1. A horse, especially:

a. An old or worn-out horse.

b. Slang A racehorse.

2. Archaic A small saddle horse or pony.

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[Middle English nagge, possibly of Low German origin.]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

nagging - continually complaining or faultfinding; "a shrewish wife"; "nagging parents" shrewish ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition

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nagging

adjective

1. persistent, continual, niggling, repeated, constant, endless, relentless, perpetual, never-ending, interminable, unrelenting, incessant, unremitting He complained about a nagging pain between his shoulders.

2. scolding, complaining, critical, sharp-tongued, shrewish He tried to ignore the screaming, nagging voice of his wife.

Quotations
"Nagging is the repetition of unpalatable truths" [Edith Summerskill speech to the Married Women's Association]

Translations

nagging [ˈnægɪŋ]

A. ADJ [person] → gruñón; [pain, doubt, fear] → persistente; [conscience] → intranquilo

B. N → quejas fpl, críticas fpl

nagging [ˈnægɪŋ]

adj

[doubt, suspicion] → persistant(e)
to have a nagging doubt that → avoir comme le pressentiment que
I have a nagging doubt that it is all going to go horribly wrong → J'ai comme le pressentiment que tout cela va horriblement mal tourner.
to have a nagging suspicion that → avoir comme le sentiment que
I have a nagging suspicion that one of the wheels has a puncture → J'ai comme le sentiment que l'un des pneus est crevé.

[pain, headache] → tenace
He complained of a nagging pain between his shoulder blades → Il se plaignait d'une douleur tenace entre les omoplates.

n (= complaining) → réflexions fpl
Her endless nagging drove him away from home → Ses réflexions continuelles l'ont fait partir de chez lui.

nagging

adj

wife, voice → meckernd (inf), → nörglerisch; (= pestering) → ewig drängend

pain → dumpf; worry, doubt → quälend; question → brennend; fear → drückend

n (= fault-finding) → Meckern nt (inf), → Nörgelei f; (= pestering) → ewiges Drängen

nagging [ˈnægɪŋ]

1. adj (person) → brontolone/a; (pain) → insistente, persistente; (doubt, fear) → tormentoso/a, angoscioso/a

2. n → brontolii mpl, osservazioni fpl continue

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nagging [ˈnægɪŋ]

1. adj (person) → brontolone/a; (pain) → insistente, persistente; (doubt, fear) → tormentoso/a, angoscioso/a

2. n → brontolii mpl, osservazioni fpl continue