NAG (2)

Nag, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Nagged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Nagging (?).] [[Cf. Sw. nagga to nibble, peck, Dan. nage to gnaw, Icel. naga, gnaga, G. nagen, & E. gnaw.]] To tease in a petty way; to scold habitually; to annoy; to fret pertinaciously. “She never nagged.” J. Ingelow.