NAGGING Synonyms

• the act of harassing someone

• a severe rebuke

• rebuking a person harshly

• expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment

• causing irritation or annoyance

• rebuking a person harshly

• find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws

• act as a critic

• annoy continually or chronically

• exhaust by attacking repeatedly

• a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers

• a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade

• a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole

• come back to

• play the harp

• (Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War

• be bossy towards

• (chiefly by a wife) To nag persistently.

• An instance of somebody being henpecked; nagging.

• a mild rebuke or criticism

• disgrace or shame

• express criticism towards

• one who works hard at boring tasks

• a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends

• a mediocre and disdained writer

• a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil

• a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money

• an old or over-worked horse

• a horse kept for hire

• a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.

• cut with a hacking tool

• be able to manage or manage successfully

• cut away

• kick on the arms

• kick on the shins

• fix a computer program piecemeal until it works

• significantly cut up a manuscript

• cough spasmodically

• a frequently visited place

• follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

• haunt like a ghost; pursue

• be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place

• bother persistently with trivial complaints

• a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite

• a woman adulterer

• a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green

• an old or over-worked horse

• of something having the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green

• lose interest or become bored with something or somebody

• exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

• someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

• a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons

• a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches

• a light kiss

• bite by a bird

• hit lightly with a picking motion

• eat by pecking at, like a bird

• kiss lightly

• eat like a bird

• bother persistently with trivial complaints

• blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly

• a wad of something chewable as tobacco

• blatant or sensational promotion

• electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark

• an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection

• an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire

• an old or over-worked horse

• fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug

• persist in working hard

• deliver a quick blow to

• make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote

• replace the center of a coin with a baser metal

• insert a plug into

• insert as a plug