单词 | nagging |
释义 | nagging (nægɪŋ ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A nagging pain is not very severe but is difficult to cure. He complained of a nagging pain between his shoulder blades. ...nagging headaches. Synonyms: continuous, irritating, persistent, continual 2. See also nag Quotations: Nagging is the repetition of unpalatable truthsspeech to the Married Women's Association Collocations: nagging concern Again, mining shares were unsettled by nagging concern about demand for industrial metal. Times, Sunday Times There was one nagging concern. Times, Sunday Times Instead, punters bought the bank's share price in expectation of a thumping 6 billion profit, despite nagging concerns about how its investment bank has fared. Times, Sunday Times But nagging concerns remain about the book's rationale. The Times Literary Supplement Even now, when blokes are at their most tribal, they have a nagging fear their favourite pastime may be unhealthy. The Sun As a result, she has a nagging fear. Christianity Today So when we're not feeling threatened by war or famine, other anxieties such as the nagging fear of illness fill the gap. The Sun But there are contradictions, too: for such an aggressive batsman, his field settings reveal a man who hates giving away boundaries or who has a nagging fear of losing control. Times, Sunday Times He will also have to overcome nagging fears that, if he throws himself into a tackle or a volley, he will not break his foot again. Times, Sunday Times The nagging pain around the swollen gum had become increasingly unpleasant, and sensitive to the slightest touch. Times, Sunday Times A pair of crutches was close at hand should the nagging pain caused by a hip injury get beyond the control of her painkillers. Times, Sunday Times He suffered constant nagging pains in his abdomen, back and legs, and had to visit the bathroom six or seven times a night. Times, Sunday Times At home, though, there was a nagging problem. Times, Sunday Times What had been a nagging problem has become a terminal issue. Times, Sunday Times Despite learning from past lessons, nagging problems remained at this year's event. Times, Sunday Times But there are two nagging problems. Times, Sunday Times The nagging question of who or what started the blaze would not go away yesterday. Times, Sunday Times All the while, a nagging question threatened to open up a new front. Times, Sunday Times The easy search functions allow you to vanquish that nagging question of where you have seen that actor you vaguely recognise on screen, without disturbing the popcorn munchers around you. Times, Sunday Times But, for some of us, a nagging question remained: was that it? Times, Sunday Times A nagging question was the fate of displaced farmers. Times, Sunday Times In its place comes a nagging sense of dependency. Times, Sunday Times A nagging sense of doom surrounds the sovereign bond market. Times, Sunday Times No matter how many plausible sociological reasons there may be for the church's plateau, he feels a nagging sense of angst. Christianity Today As life progressed, he felt a nagging sense of disenchantment. The Sun It's astonishing, nice, pleasurable and all that, but at the back of my mind there's a nagging sense of doubt. Times, Sunday Times They are locked together now, wrestling with themselves and each other, with a nagging suspicion that one must lose their grip and fall. Times, Sunday Times Except for this nagging suspicion that it all smells a bit of fish. Times, Sunday Times The divorce courts are heaving with couples, one or both of whom hadn't shrugged off the nagging suspicion that they could have done better, or just differently. Times, Sunday Times As the second episode unfolds, there's the nagging suspicion that he still may be, but probably not in the way you might think. Times, Sunday Times But at the back of my mind there was the nagging thought that this had to be a most peculiar accident. Times, Sunday Times But even when they led 2-0 there remained the nagging thought that one lapse at the back could cost them. The Sun There was a nagging thought, however, that while the coach wanted glory at all costs, his team did not want it quite enough. Times, Sunday Times But one final, nagging thought. Times, Sunday Times The nagging worry was what to tell the medics or nurses in case you became a casualty. ST Avoid this nagging worry by discovering this gorgeous, bittersweet, winter-themed triptych now. Times,Sunday Times And the nagging worry this just might be the start of the big decline. The Sun But even so, a nagging worry remained for me at the end of this splendid book. The Times Literary Supplement Even if there was no baggage to set aside, there will still be nagging worries that the process blurs the lines between politics and policing. Times, Sunday Times |
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