nag
1. someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
• Syn:
scold, scolder, nagger, common scold
• Derivationally related forms:
nag (for: nagger), scold (for: scolder), scold (for: scold)
• Hypernyms:
unpleasant person, disagreeable person
• Hyponyms:
harridan
2. an old or over-worked horse
• Syn:
hack, jade, plug
• Derivationally related forms:
jade (for: jade)
• Hypernyms:
horse, Equus caballus
1. bother persistently with trivial complaints (Freq. 2)
- She nags her husband all day long
• Syn:
peck, hen-peck
• Derivationally related forms:
nagger
• Hypernyms:
complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. worry persistently (Freq. 1)
- nagging concerns and doubts
• Hypernyms:
worry, vex
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
3. remind or urge constantly
- she nagged to take a vacation
• Hypernyms:
remind
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- They nag him to write the letter
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