nagging

adjective

nag·ging | \ ˈna-giŋ

Definition of nagging

1 : persistently annoying or finding fault with someone a nagging husband/wife

2a : causing continual or recurring worry or anxiety a nagging fear This time, the worry is that the housing slowdown will curtail growth before the Federal Reserve gets nagging inflation concerns resolved.— Scott Patterson

b : causing continual or recurring pain or discomfort He'd had a nagging headache all day. a nagging injury

Other Words from nagging

naggingly \ ˈna-giŋ-lē

\ adverb

There has always been something naggingly sad about Bonds' career … — Tim Keown … something about the book feels naggingly familiar, as if you know how it will end before you start … — Debra Pickett