nagging — continuously complaining or finding fault
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: continuously complaining or finding fault
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈnæɡɪŋ/
Korean meaning: 계속 불평하는, 잔소리하는
Korean pronunciation: 냑-깅 (강세: 냑)
Example Sentences
- My phone keeps sending me nagging reminders to update my apps.
- There's a nagging voice in my head telling me I forgot something important.
- The nagging alarm clock refused to let him sleep in on Sunday morning.
nagging
ADJECTIVE//ˈnæɡɪŋ//
continuously complaining or finding fault
Constantly complaining and finding fault
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Nagging never stops, while he's sagging and lagging!
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Origin
16세기경 스칸디나비아어에서 유래된 'nag'(계속 물어뜯다, 괴롭히다)에서 발전했습니다. 원래는 '갉아먹다'라는 의미였는데, 마치 무언가가 계속 갉아먹듯이 귀찮게 구는 것을 표현하게 되었습니다.
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“My phone keeps sending me nagging reminders to update my apps.”
“There's a nagging voice in my head telling me I forgot something important.”
“The nagging alarm clock refused to let him sleep in on Sunday morning.”
“She had a nagging suspicion that her cat was plotting world domination.”
“His nagging backache made it difficult to concentrate on work.”
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