nag (1) — OAT

nag1

verb

1 I don't want to nag you but you really should eat something:

harass, keep on at, go on at, harp on at, badger, keep after, give someone a hard time, get on someone's back, persecute, chivvy, hound, harry, bully, pick on, criticize, find fault with, keep complaining to, moan (on) at, grumble at, henpeck, carp at, scold, upbraid, berate;

informal hassle;

North American, informal ride;

Australian, informal heavy.

2 one question has been nagging me for weeks:

trouble, worry, bother, plague, torment, niggle, prey on one's mind, gnaw at, hang over, haunt, weigh down, weigh heavily on, lie heavy on, burden, cause anxiety to;

annoy, irritate, vex, irk, rankle with;

Northern English mither;

informal bug, aggravate.

noun

she's such a nag:

shrew, nagger, harpy, termagant, harridan;

moaner, complainer, grumbler, fault-finder, carper, caviller;

North American, informal kvetch;

Scottish, & Northern Irish, informal targe;

archaic scold.