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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That thinking was present last week, when general manager Brandon Gomes announced that utilityman Tommy Edman will undergo surgery to address an ankle injury that nagged him for the second half of this past season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2025
The burden had lifted, never again would we be able to ask the questions that had nagged him for more than a decade.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2025
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
These arguably hairsplitting thoughts nagged at me thanks to my job as a congressional correspondent focused on federal spending.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
Mom felt that Grandma Smith nagged and badgered, setting rules and punishments for breaking the rules.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
