nag

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnæɡ/
• (North American also) IPA: /neɪɡ/, IPA: /nɛɡ/

Noun

nag (plural nags)

1. A small horse; a pony.
2. An old useless horse.
3. (obsolete, derogatory) A paramour.
   • 1598, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra, III. x. 11:

     Yon ribaudred nag of Egypt – Whom leprosy o'ertake!

Synonyms

• (old useless horse) dobbin, hack, jade, plug

Translations

• Portuguese: pônei
• Russian: по́ни
• Spanish: rocín

Translations

• French: rosse, haridelle, rossinante, carne, canasson
• German: Schindmähre, Klepper
• Italian: brenna, ronzino
• Portuguese: rocim
• Russian: кля́ча
• Spanish: jamelgo, penco

Verb

nag (nags, present participle nagging; past and past participle nagged)

1. (ambitransitive) To continuously remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.
2. To bother with persistent thoughts or memories.

   The notion that he forgot something nagged him the rest of the day.

3. To bother or disturb persistently in any way.

   a nagging pain in his left knee

   a nagging north wind

Synonyms

• (continually remind or complain) ride
• (bother with thoughts or memories) haunt
• (persistently bother or annoy) worry

Related terms

• gnaw

Translations

• German: nörgeln
• Italian: assillare
• Portuguese: resmungar
• Russian: пили́ть
• Spanish: regañar

Translations

• Portuguese: importunar
• Russian: грызть
• Spanish: carcomer, reconcomer

Noun

nag (plural nags)

1. Someone or something that nags.
2. A repeated complaint or reminder.
3. A persistent, bothersome thought or worry

Synonyms

• (person who nags) seeSynonyms en

Translations

• Russian: ворчу́н

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