Associations to the word «Nagging»

Wiktionary

NAGGING, verb. Present participle of nag
NAGGING, noun. The action of the verb nag.
NAGGING, adjective. Causing persistent mild pain, or annoyance.

Dictionary definition

NAGGING, adjective. Continually complaining or faultfinding; "a shrewish wife"; "nagging parents".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats