dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/nag_MW.json
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{
"nag":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": badger , worry":[],
": one who nags habitually":[],
": to be a persistent source of annoyance or distraction":[],
": to find fault incessantly : complain":[],
": to irritate by constant scolding or urging":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Mom's always nagging me about my hair.",
"All you ever do is nag .",
"My parents are always nagging me to clean my room.",
"He kept nagging her until she agreed to see the movie.",
"Quit nagging ! I already said I'm not going."
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1925, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"circa 1828, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English nagge ; akin to Dutch negge small horse":"Noun",
"probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse nagga to moan, complain":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8nag"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"dog",
"henpeck",
"hound",
"needle",
"peck (at)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021536",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"nagging":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": persistently annoying or finding fault with someone":[
"a nagging husband/wife"
],
": causing continual or recurring worry or anxiety":[
"a nagging fear",
"This time, the worry is that the housing slowdown will curtail growth before the Federal Reserve gets nagging inflation concerns resolved.",
"\u2014 Scott Patterson"
],
": causing continual or recurring pain or discomfort":[
"He'd had a nagging headache all day.",
"a nagging injury"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8na-gi\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-125932"
},
"naggish":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having the quality of a nag : small , inferior":[],
": somewhat nagging":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8nagish",
"\""
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"nag entry 1 + -ish":"Adjective",
"nag entry 2 + -ish":"Adjective"
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-163324"
}
}