nag^１ /ng/→ v. (nagged; nag・ging) vt. 1 〈女性などが〉〈夫など〉に始終小言を言ってうるさがらせる, しつこく文句を言って悩ませる. ・She nagged her husband to death. 彼女はがみがみ文句を言って夫をうんざりさせた. 2 〈心配ごとなどが〉絶えず悩ます, …に(しつこく)付きまとう. ・He was nagged by a thought. vi. 1 〈女性などが〉うるさく小言を言う, 絶えずがみがみののしる 〔at〕. ・John's wife began nagging at him. 2 〈痛み・心配ごとなどが〉絶えず悩ます, しつこく苦しめる 〔at〕. ・The trouble has been nagging at me for days. 何日もその心配ごとに悩まされてきた. n. 1 うるさい小言. 2 《口語》 ＝nagger. 《1825》 ? Norw. ＆ Swed. nagga to grumble ＜ ON gnaga to bite ← Gmc zhazan: cf. gnaw