nag
verb (used with object)
to annoy by persistent faultfinding, complaints, or demands.
will nag
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future tenseof nag.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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They'll leave with brilliant memories of days and nights together, of wins on the road that bonded them, of a series won, but Saturday will nag away at them forever.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2025
For all that he did this season, the Mariners’ failure to reach to the postseason and his own inconsistencies will nag at him all offseason and motivate him through workouts.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
I have heard about a robot that will nag anyone not properly masked, and I see machines prepare dumplings, fried rice and broccoli.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
Ignoring her is impossible, as she will nag until you agree to adopt her decision.
From Slate ● Apr. 2, 2013
"I must run, mother," she said hurriedly, "or Mary Crane will nag at me;" and she made as if to go.
From The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant by Alexander Johnstone Wilson
