as in disturbing
causing worry or anxiety
I have this nagging feeling that something will still go wrong
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as in urging
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 complaining
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 nagging
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
If his knee becomes a nagging issue throughout the season, the Sixers could quickly tumble out of the upper echelon of title contenders.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Then in October, during a trip home to Ottawa to introduce her boyfriend to her family, her nagging fatigue suddenly became overwhelming.
—Cynthia Sanz, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
But something unexpected happened with this new diet: A nagging feeling about whether this was actually healthy.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Shortstop Miguel Rojas is also in line to be active for the World Series after missing the NLCS with a nagging adductor injury, one that had sidelined him since Game 3 of the NLDS.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
If his knee becomes a nagging issue throughout the season, the Sixers could quickly tumble out of the upper echelon of title contenders.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Then in October, during a trip home to Ottawa to introduce her boyfriend to her family, her nagging fatigue suddenly became overwhelming.
—Cynthia Sanz, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
But something unexpected happened with this new diet: A nagging feeling about whether this was actually healthy.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nagging
Adjective
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The issue is complicated by the fact that those on X likely see Musk's posts with almost disturbing regularity.Peter Suciu, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Hammer’s talent agency, WME, drops him. March 11, 2021: Vanity Fair publishes a bizarre bombshell article on the Hammer family, outlining Hammer’s upbringing in the Cayman Islands and revealing multiple disturbing details about his relatives.Lydia Wang, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Duncan, also a staunch Republican, is not only voting for Vice President Kamala Harris, but endorsed her in a speech at the Democratic National Convention, urging other Republicans to follow his lead.Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
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When consumers receive calls from an unknown number urging them to dial back, hang up, the FTC warns.Lindsey Choo, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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There had been a protest of several thousand people complaining about the flaunting of wealth that the America’s Cup represents.George Allen, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024
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That's definitely something worth complaining about.Michael Franco, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
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The great director Hiro Murai collaborated with Glover on one of the most unsettling half-hours of TV in the 2010s, an experience that unfolded without commercial breaks.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
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The only person who sees what’s disturbing about her is her daughter, Eva, and very soon all will see what is unsettling about her, too.Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
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Broth ends the video with an emotional plea begging his fans for their help.Ash Parrish, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2024
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The finally cool weather is begging for a road trip adventure.Megan Stringer, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
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Blowing late-game leads had become a troubling trend for the Clippers this season, which pushed their first five games down to the wire.Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
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Rising Arrests Amidst Tensions Woodland's situation is emblematic of a troubling trend: the increasing arrest of American citizens in Russia while relations between Moscow and Washington reach post-Cold War lows.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Is the trend of sales taking a route that is bothering you?Hitendra Patil, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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In many cases, states have stopped bothering to make legal justifications at all, the Human Rights Committee report warned.Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024
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The problem is particularly troublesome in areas of the country without doctors, nurses, midwives or medical centers specializing in maternity care.Erika Edwards, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The big issue was that getting to those hard-to-reach areas was troublesome.Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Nagging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nagging. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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