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▪ I. nagging, vbl. n.|ˈnægɪŋ|
[f. nag v. + -ing1.]
The action of the verb; persistent annoyance, irritation, or fault-finding.
1855Smedley H. Coverdale lix, A process termed in the patois of..kitchens..‘nagging’. 1864C. M. Yonge Trial vii, His grumbling remarks..too often..were that sort of censure that is expressively called knagging. 1896Hare Story of my Life I. ii. 167 Fits of naughtiness..caused by the incessant ‘nagging’ I received.
▪ II. nagging, ppl. a.|ˈnægɪŋ|
[f. nag v. + -ing2.]
1. Of pain: Gnawing, aching persistently. Also of thirst.
1836Mrs. Sherwood Henry Milner iii. iv, A person enduring a nagging tooth-ache. 1847Halliwell, Nagging-pain, a slight but constant pain, as the toothache. 1906E. Dyson Fact'ry 'Ands vi. 67 He sighed frequently; his nagging thirst got at him again.
2. a. Persistently annoying by petty fault-finding or irritation.
1869Mrs. Heaton Dürer i. iii. (1881) 61 A nagging tongue in a woman is not of such rare occurrence. 1874L. Carr Jud. Gwynne I. i. 15 No nagging wife,..no chance of visitors. 1894J. Knight Garrick xiv. 274 Her letters are..those of a jealous, conceited, nagging woman.
b. Of the nature or character of nagging.
1883Congregationalist Dec. 1036 A..disposition to a nagging criticism. 1884Sharman Hist. Swearing iii. 41 They may place nagging obstacles in the way of its career. 1946W. S. Maugham Then & Now xxviii. 162 He had not the strength to withstand the nagging arguments of the others. 1953R. Macaulay Let. 11 Aug. (1961) 106, I think nagging doubts..would always from time to time raise their heads and disturb.
Hence ˈnaggingness.
1898Daily News 9 Nov. 8/4 Your remarks..are not a whit too strong, as her naggingness is becoming unbearable. |