as in nagging
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders
my doctor henpecked me into adopting a healthier lifestyle
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The Minnesota Wild players are not playing hockey right now and still have a what-if nagging at them about injuries.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
25 May 2026 -
My occupations have given me a happy, humble, quiet life, but always nagging in the back of my mind has been a case of impostor syndrome.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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McConnell got to his spots easily for pull-up jumpers and picked Dillingham clean after hounding him in the backcourt to force one of the second-year point guard’s three turnovers.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Inappropriate client interaction such as hounding a woman to come over to his house late at night and slipshod work that ended with a grandmother’s eviction got a Daytona Beach attorney suspended from his law career for two years.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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After being interrogated by investigators, the college student is seen sitting in a jail cell, begging to escape.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Kriger got a frantic call from the stage manager, begging her to sub in for the sick cast member.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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No bins or baskets, just raw-dogging it up there (for lack of a better phrase).—
Tessa Petak,
InStyle,
30 May 2026
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Offshore Data Centers Face Challenges Aikido’s plan avoids the prickly not-in-my-backyard complaints that are dogging both onshore wind and data-center projects.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Mar. 2026
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Authorities are asking the public for help in identifying the second gunman, urging anyone with information to come forward.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
11 June 2026
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On a recent episode, Amanda, Ciara and West all go out to lunch and Amanda is almost urging Ciara and West on.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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Whether needling King Charles about colonial-era diamonds moves that agenda forward is another question.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Instead of lobbing the ball from end to end, teams played straight up the gut (brighter red colour), barely even bothering to use the wings (darker blue colour).—
John Muller,
New York Times,
6 June 2026
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Brunson turned on the boosters in the second half, attacking the Spurs' defense and showing little sign that his knee was bothering him.—
Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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Unlike during Warsh’s first stint at the Fed, the current president has been badgering the central bank for rate cuts.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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Falcinelli continued badgering the officers about his phone.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Henpecking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/henpecking. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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