nag

Meaning

Noun

1. A small horse; a pony.
2. An old, useless horse.
3. (obsolete) A paramour.

Verb

1. To repeatedly remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.
2. To bother with persistent thoughts or memories.
3. To bother or disturb persistently in any way.

Synonyms

pester

jade

find fault

complain

carp

bother

annoy

hack

scold

plug

nagger

badger

🦡

beg

chatter

vex

peck

pony

irritate

scolder

hen-peck

common scold

worry

nibble

gnaw

trouble

bug

🐛

plague

jabber

prattle

henpeck

horse

🐴

needle

criticize

nudge

niggle

urge

garrulous

grizzle

whine

talkative

mount

cavil

natter

nick

nuzzle

patter

persist

persuade

pest

prod

prompt

quarrel

quibble

rebuke

remonstrate

repeat

🔁

reprimand

reproach

reprove

ride

run

seduce

smite

spur

steed

tangle

taunt

tease

tempt

tire

torment

weigh

yack

yak

chip away at

find fault with

harp on

harrass

peck at

talk loudly

pain

keep on at

scold severely

yap away

crow-bait

eat on

petty criticism

yack away

accuse

noodge

afflict

ail

beef

beset

bicker

bitch

bobtail

bully

carper

chide

chisel

cob

crab

🦀

crowbait

discommode

dobbin

eat away

entanglement

erode

flatter

fret

fulminate

gall

get

get at

gnaw at

gripe

grouch

grouse

grumble

grunt

hassle

infest

inflict

insist

jangle

knead

kvetch

leathery meat

moke

molest

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnæɡ/

Etymology

From Middle English nagg, nage, nagge (“horse, small riding horse, pony”), cognate with Dutch negge, neg (“horse”), German Nickel (“small horse”). Perhaps related to English neigh.