nag
verb (used with object)
to annoy by persistent faultfinding, complaints, or demands.
is nagging
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present progressiveof nag (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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A nice team, but the Golden Eagles can’t survive the oblique injury that is nagging star Tyler Kolek.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
My boyfriend says it’ll all work out, but this is nagging at me!
From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2022
Elsewhere, Jazmyne Gleaton, 18, a freshman a Kennesaw State University and a first-time voter, is nagging her friends to turn out.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 31, 2018
The question is nagging and comes with no ready answer.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 26, 2014
When Grandma is nagging at him and Grandpa simply answers, “Yes, Yeobo!”
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
