nagged

verb

Definition of naggednext
past tense of nag
1
as in urged
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders she kept nagging him to fix the furnace before the weather got any colder

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2
as in complained
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely if all you can do is nag, then you are of no use to this organization at all

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nagged
  1. urged
  2. complained
  3. begged
  4. bothered
  5. dogged
  6. annoyed
Verb
  • Israel has urged the residents of the villages to head north of the Awali River, the IDF’s Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee said in a post on X, referring to the river that is a third of the way into Lebanon's entire length.
    NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • After thousands of commenters urged her to call the police, Santry got in touch with the Columbus Division of Police and told her followers on TikTok that officers would be arriving the next day.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of urged
Verb
  • Customers have also complained about staffing levels.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Fans have complained that his awards wins and nominations have been far from commensurate with his level of popularity.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of complained
Verb
  • The family has begged the public to alert authorities to anyone matching the dancer’s description.
    Rebekah Riess, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
  • This find begged many questions for researchers about the sophistication of these ancient species.
    Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of begged
Verb
  • They cannot be bothered with solving the day-to-day needs-to-survive of their charges.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • What really bothered me wasn't so much losing my job, but that BorgWarner continued to do business in Russia while I was being held prisoner there.
    CBS News, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of bothered
Verb
  • The ruling party has been dogged by corruption scandals which have divided the party.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Ultimately, the goal is to break free from the same cycle of retributive politics that has dogged Bangladesh for decades.
    Charlie Campbell, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of dogged
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  • An engineer at the company, Charlie Ward, was annoyed with Amazon’s Super Saving Shipping service, which offered customers free shipping if their order was $25 or more.
    Brian Solis, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Someone eating off my plate definitely annoyed me in most situations, but this felt different.
    Jodie Platt, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of annoyed
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