nag
verb (used with object)
to annoy by persistent faultfinding, complaints, or demands.
has been nagging
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present perfect progressiveof nag (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The question has been nagging at me since Saturday night, following the last of four consecutive concerts by the musicians of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
Jessica Naz, who has been nagging at United players all day, gets the game's first booking for persistent fouling.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2024
“It hurt every time I ran on it,” he said, adding that the injury has been nagging him for a while.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2022
This is the key to a question that has been nagging at me.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 22, 2019
The reason this has been nagging at me is that I feel like we don’t have a chance to move beyond the mundane into much more interesting topics.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2015
