English Explanatory Dictionary

nag

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small horse; a pony.
  2. An old, useless horse.
  3. 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.
noun
  1. Someone or something that nags.
  2. A repeated complaint or reminder.
  3. A persistent, bothersome thought or worry.
noun
  1. Misspelling of knack.
name
  1. Initialism of Numeric Annotation Glyph

Pronunciation

/ˈnæɡ/ [ˈnæɡ] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nag.wav /ˈneɪ̯ɡ/ [ˈneɪ̯ɡ]

Word forms

nag nags nagging nagged

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.

Synonyms

aver dobbin hack jade plug ride sit on haunt worry shrew

Related words

gnaw nag champa

Derived words

padnag shanks' nag nagavator naggable naggee nagger naggingly naggingness naggish naggy nag screen nagsome nagster nagware unnagged unnagging nagless
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