adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of one who badgers, pesters, or annoys.

   "Our readers would not thank us for going into the badgerings which had for some time annoyed the chancellor on the subject of arrears in his court."

2. 2
   the act of harassing someone wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of badger form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   annoying; upsetting

Synonyms

All synonyms

bedevilmenttormentworrying

Example

More examples

"He kept badgering her until she told him what he wanted to know."

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