how to pronounce nagging

/ˈnæɡɪŋ/

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nagging is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of nagging in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… because there is this nagging statistic …”

meanings of nagging

verb:

Present participle of nag.

noun:

The action of the verb nag.

adjective:

Causing persistent mild pain, or annoyance.

nagging frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word nagging occurs in english on average 5.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics nagging can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that nagging can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;