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nagging

/ˈnæɡ.ɪŋ/

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adjective

/ˈnæɡ.ɪŋ/B2formal
  • ruОписывает постоянное, часто раздражающее или тревожное чувство, боль или жалобу, которые продолжаются с течением времени.

Describes a persistent, often annoying or worrying feeling, pain, or complaint that continues over time.

  1. Continually complaining or faultfindingB2informal

    Persistently annoying or criticizing someone, often about minor issues.

    ruПридирчивый

    • Her nagging voice made him want to leave the room.
    • He couldn't stand his mother's nagging comments about his messy room.
    • The nagging customer kept pointing out small flaws in the product.

    Synonymscarpingcomplainingcriticalfaultfindinggrumblingpestering

    Antonymscomplimentaryencouraginglaudatorypraisingsupportive

  2. Persistent and troublingB2informal

    Describing a feeling, thought, or pain that continues to bother you and won't go away.

    ruНавязчивый

    • He had a nagging doubt about the decision.
    • A nagging headache kept her from concentrating.
    • There was a nagging feeling that he had forgotten something important.

    Synonymsachingconstantnigglingpersistenttroublingunrelentingworrying

    Antonymsfleetingmomentarypassingtransient

Forms
  • more nagging comparative form
  • most nagging superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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verb

nag/næɡ/B2formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия, связанного с постоянным раздражением или критикой кого-либо, часто с целью заставить его что-то сделать.

A verb used to indicate the act of persistently annoying or criticizing someone, often to get them to do something.

  1. Bother persistentlyB1informal

    To annoy or irritate someone by constant fault-finding, complaints, or demands.

    ruНадоедать

    • She kept nagging him about cleaning his room.
    • Stop nagging me about the deadline!
    • He nagged his parents until they bought him a new phone.

    Synonymsannoybadgerbothercarpcavilgoadharasshoundirritatenettlepesterprodprovoke

    Antonymscomplimentencourageignorepraisesoothe

  2. Worry persistentlyB2informal

    To cause persistent worry or anxiety in one's mind.

    ruТревожить

    • A feeling of doubt nagged at him all day.
    • The thought of the unfinished report nagged her conscience.
    • Guilt nagged him for weeks after the argument.

    Synonymsbesetgnaw athauntplaguetormenttrouble

    Antonymscomfortconsolereassuresoothe

  3. Remind or urge constantlyB1informal

    To repeatedly remind or urge someone to do something.

    ruНадоедать просьбами

    • She nagged him to take out the trash.
    • He nagged his friend to apply for the job.
    • I had to nag the kids to do their homework.

    Synonymsbadgerbotherbugharassharryhoundpesterprod

    Antonymscomplimentignoreleave alonepraise

Forms
  • nagged past participle
  • nagged past simple
  • nagging present participle
  • nags third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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