Definitions for NAGGING
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1. shrewish, naggingadjective

   continually complaining or faultfinding

   "a shrewish wife"; "nagging parents"

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1. naggingnoun

   The action of the verb nag.

2. naggingadjective

   causing persistent mild pain

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1. Nagging

   Nagging, in interpersonal communication, is repetitious behaviour in the form of pestering, hectoring, harassing, or otherwise continuously urging an individual to complete previously discussed requests or act on advice. The word is derived from the Scandinavian nagga, which means "to gnaw".Reporter Elizabeth Bernstein defined, in a Wall Street Journal article, nagging as "the interaction in which one person repeatedly makes a request, the other person repeatedly ignores it and both become increasingly annoyed". Thus, nagging is a form of persistent persuasion that is more repetitive than aggressive and it is an interaction to which each party contributes. Nagging is a very common form of persuasion used in all aspects of life including domestic and professional. It is also a common practice in order to avoid more aggressive persuasive moves like threats.

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1. nagging

   Nagging is the act of persistently bothering or annoying someone with repeated requests, complaints, or reminders, often in a consistent, continuous, or unwavering manner. It generally involves the expression of dissatisfaction, criticism, or insistence to trigger action or change from the person being nagged.

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1. Nagging

   of Nag

2. Naggingadjective

   fault-finding; teasing; persistently annoying; as, a nagging toothache

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1. Nagging

   Nagging, in interpersonal communication, is repetitious behaviour in the form of pestering, hectoring or otherwise continuous urging an individual to complete previously discussed requests or act on advice.A form of persistent persuasion that is more repetitive rather than aggressive. According to the Wall Street Journal, nagging is "the interaction in which one person repeatedly makes a request, the other person repeatedly ignores it and both become increasingly annoyed". Thus, nagging is an interaction to which each party contributes. According to Kari P. Soule "That Interpersonal ritual is nagging.Yet, the term nagging seldom appears in interpersonal communication or conflict textbooks.It appears that "nagging" is commonly used in everyday conversation but it rarely makes it to academic print" The word is derived from the Scandinavian nagga, which means "to gnaw".

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Anagrams for NAGGING »

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of NAGGING in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of NAGGING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of NAGGING in a Sentence

1. Henry Anatole Grunwald:

   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.

2. John Stephenson:

   The nagging sense is why are we hearing about this at the last minute and given that we're hearing about it at the last minute, what else aren't they telling us.

3. Abigail Harding:

   Right before the results came back, we had a little nagging fear, you know, what if the results came back negative.

4. Joe Kennedy:

   A government that struggles to keep itself open. Russia knee-deep in our democracy. An all-out war on environmental protection. A Justice Department rolling back civil rights by the day. Hatred and supremacy proudly marching in our streets. Bullets tearing through our classrooms, concerts, and congregations. Targeting our safest, sacred places, and that nagging, sinking feeling, no matter your political beliefs: This is not right. This is not who we are.

5. Jessica Thon-Ralph:

   There is always that thought when you travel, especially when you have children and when you go to new and unknown places. It is now more upfront in our minds, for sure, do I feel that it will happen again next weekend? I don't believe so. Unfortunately, there are the 'what ifs' that are nagging at me.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=NAGGING
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nagging
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagging
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/NAGGING
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=NAGGING
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=NAGGING