nag
verb (used with object)
to annoy by persistent faultfinding, complaints, or demands.
naggingly
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a word derived from
nag.
Example Sentences
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To resolve his dilemma, he takes a road-trip to Europe and delivers his naggingly catchy chorus – Ein, Zwei, Drei - in German.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
Sometimes an odd, awkward thing, and at times a naggingly modern thing, but mostly a good thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
The end came a year to the day after Washington bowed out of the playoffs in naggingly similar circumstances, in six games to another top seed, the Indiana Pacers.
From Washington Post ● May 15, 2015
Danz also opens with a naggingly infectious refrain and then gets really catchy.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 21, 2012
She reminded herself naggingly that she was in Hill House, but even the blue room meant only, right now, the bed with the blue coverlet and the blue quilt.
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
