as in horses
a large hoofed domestic animal that is used for carrying or drawing loads and for riding
a poor farmer who could only afford one old nag
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as in urges
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders
she kept nagging him to fix the furnace before the weather got any colder
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as in complains
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
if all you can do is nag, then you are of no use to this organization at all
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Recent Examples of nags
Tom Warren, The Verge, 29 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, Microsoft is upping the pressure on users to move to Windows 11, with new nags that seemingly won’t stop.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
Microsoft has also tried to upsell its OneDrive cloud storage with constant nags in Windows 11.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 29 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, Microsoft is upping the pressure on users to move to Windows 11, with new nags that seemingly won’t stop.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
But in the final moments, when Carol is back in her coach seat on the plane, something nags at her.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nags
Noun
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The two also shared a lifelong love of horses.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Dogs and horses, a country house, a suitable match — a comfortable but somewhat anonymous life — seemed her future.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Cher’s filing urges the court to appoint a temporary conservator to take control of Allman’s trust, his sole source of income.—
Meriam Bouarrouj,
NBC news,
19 Apr. 2026
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The resolution urges the Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority (YCUA) to plan and complete several environmental and water system studies before committing to serve data centers or large computing facilities.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The narrator in Pseudo-Quintilian’s fiction complains of the unfairness of the bout.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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For example, when Jehosheba complains that her Martha slacks off when her dad is out of town, Daisy infers that the Commander made a visit to the Colonies.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Back at the main building, Restaurant Kinsley draws both guests and locals with a seasonal New American menu featuring oysters, rigatoni, and a flourless brownie that begs for repeat orders.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2026
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This begs the question as to how Woodland, who qualified for The Masters by winning in Houston, will be able to manage his PTSD this week during one of golf’s elite events.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Algerio screams at the suspect.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2026
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He is obsessed with gold, because gold screams money to the masses.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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His approach is to look at what bothers that person the most.—
Kaicey Baylor,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The political rhetoric aimed at ridiculing Canada bothers Johnson.—
Jeanne Bonner,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The caterer’s dead daughter, Marketa, is sung by Vilma Jää, an ethno-pop performer whose forays into Finnish folk techniques have her slinging her voice up into thrillingly high engine-whines.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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What is the pettiest thing that annoys you during a race weekend?—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Or when Reggie purposefully annoys Arthur by having his son, Carmelo (Jalyn Hall), practice with his a cappella group in Arthur’s editing suite, a move that demonstrates the increasingly teasing affection between Arthur and Reggie.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Nags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nags. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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