nagging pain
noun phraseUK /ˈnæɡ.ɪŋ peɪn/
US /ˈnæɡ.ɪŋ peɪn/
A nagging pain is a hurt that keeps bothering you and will not go away.
She felt a nagging pain in her knee after the long run.
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2. A mild but continuous pain that feels annoying rather than sharp.
He rubbed his shoulder where a nagging pain had settled.
3. A worry or problem that keeps troubling your mind.
A nagging pain of doubt stayed with her all day.
4. A small hurt that keeps coming back again and again.
The nagging pain in his tooth returned every evening.