| VERB | communication | nag, peck, hen-peck | bother persistently with trivial complaints |
|---|---|---|---|
| emotion | nag | worry persistently | |
| cognition | nag | remind or urge constantly | |
| NOUN | person | nag, scold, scolder, nagger, common scold | someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault |
| animal | nag, hack, jade, plug | an old or over-worked horse |
| Sounds | nae'g | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Ag ... zigzag: 32 rhymes with aeg... | |
| Meaning | someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | scold, scolder, nagger, common scold | |
| Narrower | harridan | A scolding (even vicious) old woman |
| Broader | unpleasant person, disagreeable person | A person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
| Spanish | regañón | |
| Catalan | regañón, reganyaire, reganyós | |
| Verbs | nag | bother persistently with trivial complaints |
| Meaning | An old or over-worked horse. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | hack, jade, plug | |
| Broader | horse, Equus caballus | solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times |
| Spanish | jaco, jamelgo, penco, rocinante, rocín | |
| Catalan | rossí | |
| Meaning | bother persistently with trivial complaints. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "She nags her husband all day long" | |
| Synonyms | peck, hen-peck | |
| Broader | complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch | Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness |
| Spanish | dar la tabarra | |
| Nouns | nag, nagger | someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault |
| Meaning | Worry persistently. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "nagging concerns and doubts" | |
| Broader | worry, vex | disturb the peace of mind of |
| Spanish | dar la tabarra, fastidiar | |
| Meaning | remind or urge constantly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
| Model | They nag him to write the letter | |
| Example | "she nagged to take a vacation" | |
| Broader | remind | put in the mind of someone |
| Catalan | frisar | |
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