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nagging
noun [U] /ˈnæɡ.ɪŋ/Definition
› complaining and criticizing: I got sick of her constant nagging.ComplainingDisapproving and criticizingDamaging reputation
(Definition of nagging noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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