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Synonyms for nagging
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Princeton's WordNet
shrewish, naggingadjective
continually complaining or faultfinding
"a shrewish wife"; "nagging parents"
Synonyms:
shrewishAntonyms:
good-natured
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How to use nagging in a sentence?
We wanted to be supportive, but there were these nagging doubts, you can’t assume someone is going to go south, but it appears the concerns were warranted. It’s what happens when you nominate someone who doesn’t have a clear record.
He started nagging me from the moment I got my first job out of college, i wasn't great with money in my early 20s, and I can't say that I immediately took his advice. But I did hear it, and as I got a little more comfortable financially [ in my late 20s ], I started upping my 401( k) contributions with every pay raise until I was maxed out.
The fictions I had learned in church haunted me, i thought if you were in a hot tub and someone ejaculated, [ sperm ] would somehow get over to you. Sex created such a sense of shame that not only could I not have [ it ], I had nightmares and constant nagging thoughts of how far we had gone sexually.
Nagging questions remain Where is the line between making the most of one's potential and reaching for the unattainable Where is the line between education as a tool and education as a kind of magic The line is blurred and that is why when education fails, disillusionment is so bitter.
I am thrilled. I love movies. I don't have those nagging, regretful feelings about either of them, it is a miracle.
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- متذمرArabic
- hlodavýCzech
- nagendeDanish
- GezeterGerman
- γκρίνιαGreek
- molesto, persistenteSpanish
- آزار دهندهPersian
- kalvavaFinnish
- harcelant, persistantFrench
- छिद्रान्वेषीHindi
- zsémbelésHungarian
- omelanIndonesian
- fastidiosoItalian
- נִדנוּדHebrew
- 口やかましいですJapanese
- 잔소리가 심한Korean
- iugiterLatin
- zeurendeDutch
- grinerNorwegian
- dokuczliwyPolish
- ranzinzaPortuguese
- sâcâialăRomanian
- нытьеRussian
- tjatarSwedish
- நச்சரிக்கும்Tamil
- naggingTelugu
- ซThai
- dırdırTurkish
- ниттяUkrainian
- ستاUrdu
- sự đau đớnVietnamese
- נאַגינגYiddish
- 嘮叨Chinese
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