- nagging doubt
- doubt which will not go away, hesitation which is always on one's mind
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
nagging doubt
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doubt — doubt1 W1S1 [daut] n 1.) [U and C] a feeling of being not sure whether something is true or right ▪ Ally was confident that we would be ready on time, but I had my doubts . doubt about ▪ Elizabeth had no doubts at all about his ability to do the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
nagging — nag|ging [ˈnægıŋ] adj [only before noun] 1.) making you worry or feel pain slightly all the time nagging feeling/doubt/suspicion etc ▪ There was still a nagging doubt in the back of her mind. ▪ Lee had a nagging pain in her back. 2.) always… … Dictionary of contemporary English
nagging — adjective (only before noun) making you worry or feel pain all the time: nagging doubt/fear/feeling etc: It was a week before the wedding, and there was still the nagging doubt in the back of her mind. | nagging toothache/headache/pain etc: Lee… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
nagging — nag|ging [ nægıŋ ] adjective only before noun 1. ) affecting you in an unpleasant way for a long time and difficult to get rid of: a nagging doubt/fear/pain a nagging injury/cough/headache 2. ) frequently asking or telling someone to do something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nagging — [ˈnægɪŋ] adj 1) continuously hurting you or making you feel worried a nagging doubt/fear/pain[/ex] 2) annoying you by frequently criticizing you or telling you to do something … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
doubt — doubt1 [ daut ] noun count *** a feeling of not being certain about something: doubt about/as to: There seems to be some doubt as to whether this is legal. have no/little doubt that: I have no doubt that he will succeed. there is little/no doubt… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
doubt — I UK [daʊt] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms doubt : singular doubt plural doubts *** a feeling of not being certain about something doubt about/as to: There seems to be some doubt as to whether this is legal. have no/little doubt… … English dictionary
doubt — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, grave, real, serious, severe ▪ slight ▪ Without the slightest doubt this is a remarkable exhibition … Collocations dictionary
nagging — adj. Nagging is used with these nouns: ↑ache, ↑anxiety, ↑doubt, ↑fear, ↑feeling, ↑injury, ↑pain, ↑sense, ↑suspicion, ↑wife, ↑worry … Collocations dictionary
Diabelli Variations — Theme of the Variations Diabelli s Waltz The 33 Variations on a waltz by Anton Diabelli, Op. 120, commonly known as the Diabelli Variations, is a set of variations for the piano written between 1819 and 1823 by Ludwig van Beethoven on a waltz… … Wikipedia
