nag
verb (used with object)
to annoy by persistent faultfinding, complaints, or demands.
nagged
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past participleof nag.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof nag.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
nagverb (used with object)to annoy by persistent faultfinding, complaints, or demands.
Example Sentences
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As summer enters its final laps, at last I have the answer to a question that has nagged at me for more than half a century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Hugh was advised to monitor his symptoms but Rachel "nagged" him to return to the doctor for further tests.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
And when I returned in the fall of 2023 to watch Pretzel again, the feeling nagged at me that maybe I could.
From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2025
“We really just took an extra week because it kind of nagged with him so we took an extra week to get him back,’’ Carroll said of Haynes.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
His own mother nagged him, but he missed her right now.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
