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nag at

VERB
criticize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blame blast castigate censure chastise chide condemn denounce excoriate reprimand
STRONG
bash blister carp clobber disparage fluff fustigate hit knock lambaste pan rap reprehend reprobate reprove rip roast scorch skin slam slog slug trash trim zap
WEAK
animadvert on come down on cut down cut to bits cut up denunciate do a number on dress down find fault fulminate against give bad press jump on nit-pick pick at scathe skin alive take down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
approve commend compliment exonerate forgive laud praise
STRONG
flatter lose
WEAK
estimate guess suppose

Example Sentences

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For all that he did this season, the Mariners’ failure to reach to the postseason and his own inconsistencies will nag at him all offseason and motivate him through workouts.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2023

“Is nostalgia itself a failure to deal with the present day? Are you in retreat? That was something that started to nag at me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2021

Thomas and Bell remind viewers that despite all of the maturity and wisdom Veronica displays, she’s still prone to letting the fears and concerns of her age nag at her.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2019

She had been raised to have no expectations, she told me, but something had begun to nag at her.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2019

But Francie was never shamed again in that way and if Miss Briggs did not treat her with kindness, at least she didn’t nag at her.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith