Constant fault-finding. (Anglo-Saxon, gnag-an, to
gnaw, bite.) We call a slight but constant pain, like a tooth-ache, a nagging pain.
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- Nag, Nagging - Nag, Nagging Constant fault-finding. (Anglo-Saxon, gnag-an, to gnaw, bite.) We call a slight but ...
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