"nag" meaning in English

See nag in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈnæɡ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nag.wav [UK] Forms: nag [canonical], nags [third-person, singular], nagged [past], nagged [past, participle], nagging [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|nag|g}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you nag someone, you keep complaining to him because he does not do something.
    Sense id: simple-nag-en-verb-X85en9ws
     
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