vverb.communicationbother persistently with trivial complaintsSynset:hen-peck nag 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)
adj satadj.allcontinually complaining or faultfindingSynset:shrewish
Examples:- a shrewish wife
- nagging parents
Antonyms:good-natured
Derivationally Related Form:shrewishness
Inherited Hypernyms:shrewish
Similar to:ill-natured