What is another word for nags?

Pronunciation: [nˈaɡz] (IPA)

When someone keeps complaining or pestering about something, they are often referred to as a "nag." Some synonyms for this term include "harass," "badger," "pester," and "hassle." Other words that can be used to describe a person who nags excessively include "annoying," "irritating," "bothersome," and "persistent." When someone continues to nag despite being told to stop, they are being "obnoxious" or "pushy." A person who is always complaining or nagging can also be described as "negative," "whiny," or "grumbling." By using these synonyms, we can more accurately describe a person's behavior and how it affects those around them.

What are the hypernyms for Nags?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Nags

The regiments marched through the streets and aboard the boats, and pushed off before a levee of waving handkerchiefs and nags.
"The Crisis, Volume 6"
Winston Churchill
Cash to pay the haymakers idling about in the sheds out of the rain; cash to pay the men who manage the milk; cash to pay the woman who makes the cheese out of the surplus milk; cash to pay the blacksmith for continually re-shoeing the milk cart nags and for mending machines; cash to pay the brewer and the butcher and the baker, neither of whom took a sovereign here when he was a lad, for his father ate his own bacon, brewed his own beer, and baked his own bread; cash to pay for the education of the cottagers' children; cash, a great deal of cash, to pay the landlord.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies
But Mr. George, selling the milk, and keeping a whole stud of nags for the milk cart, the mowing machine, the horse-rake, and so forth, cannot maintain a brood mare as well.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies

Famous quotes with Nags

  • A man of quick and active wit For drudgery is more unfit, Compared to those of duller parts, Than running nags are to draw carts.
    Butler
  • Mrs. Van Daan's grizzling is absolutely unbearable; now she can't any longer drive us crazy over the invasion, she nags us the whole day long about the bad weather. It really would be nice to dump her in a bucket of cold water and put her up in the loft.
    Anne Frank

Related words: nagging, nag dog, nagging spouse, nagging mother-in-law, nagging boss

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