noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An act or instance of annoying somebody.

   "By swaying the Welsh he could at the same time deflect the pesterings he suffered from in England about the 1886 policy […]"

Verb

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

Adjective

1. 1
   causing irritation or annoyance wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

pestiferousadverse criticismaggravatinganimadversionannoyanceannoying

Example

More examples

"If you keep pestering me, I'll send you overboard to chum the water with your useless guts!"

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