nagging

a. (năg"gĭng)

Fault-finding; teasing; persistently annoying; as, a nagging toothache. [Colloq.]

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adjective

Marked by, causing, or experiencing physical pain: aching, achy, afflictive, hurtful, painful, smarting, sore. See pain/pleasure.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: continually complaining or faultfinding
  Synonym: shrewish

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Quotes:

"Mrs. Van Daan's grizzling is absolutely unbearable; now she can't any longer drive us crazy over the invasion, she nags us the whole day long about the bad weather. It really would be nice to dump her in a bucket of cold water and put her up in the loft." - Anne Frank

"Naggers always know what they are doing. They weigh up the risks, then they go on and on and on until they get what they want or until they get punched." - Jools Holland

"Nagging is the repetition of unpalatable truths." - Edith Summerskill

Dansk (Danish)
n. - skænden på, hakken på

Nederlands (Dutch)
knagend (twijfel etc.)

Français (French)
n. - tenace, obsédant

Deutsch (German)
n. - nörglerisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γκρίνια, μουρμούρα

Italiano (Italian)
fastidioso, irritante

Português (Portuguese)
n. - irritação (f) persistente

Русский (Russian)
придирчивый, ноющий

Español (Spanish)
n. - persistente, acuciante, rezongón

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tjat

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
唠叨, 责备挑剔

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 嘮叨, 責備挑剔

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 잔소리

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 口やかましい, しつこくつきまとう

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ازعاج متصل, نق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מנדנד, מטריד‬

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