nnoun.personsomeone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding faultSynset:common scold nagger scold scolder
Derivationally Related Form:nagscold
Hypernyms:disagreeable person unpleasant person
Inherited Hypernyms:scoldunpleasant personunwelcome personpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:scoldunpleasant personunwelcome personpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:harridan
nnoun.animalan old or over-worked horseSynset:hack jade plug
Derivationally Related Form:jade
Hypernyms:Equus caballus horse
Inherited Hypernyms:hackhorseequineodd-toed ungulateungulateplacentalmammalvertebratechordateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.communicationbother persistently with trivial complaintsSynset:hen-peck peck
Examples:- She nags her husband all day long
Derivationally Related Form:nagnagger
Hypernyms:complain kick kvetch plain quetch sound off
Inherited Hypernyms:nagcomplain
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s
vverb.emotionworry persistentlyExamples:- nagging concerns and doubts
Hypernyms:vex worry
Inherited Hypernyms:nagworryperturbdisturbaffect
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody
vverb.cognitionremind or urge constantlyExamples:- she nagged to take a vacation
Hypernyms:remind
Inherited Hypernyms:nagremind
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE | Somebody ---s somebody | They --- him to write the letter (apply to: nag)