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pester
/ ˈpɛstə /
verb
- tr to annoy or nag continually
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Derived Forms
- ˈpesterer, noun
- ˈpesteringly, adverb
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Other Words From
- pester·er noun
- pester·ing·ly adverb
- pester·some adjective
- un·pestered adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pester1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pester1
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Example Sentences
And resist the urge to probe or pester for reassuring answers.
Do not continually pester either your companion or the conductor with questions, such as "Where are we now?"
Do you want me to pester every office in the government with new inquiries?
The Landhofmeisterin continued to pester the Duke to convey her to Frankfort.
"No fear, with my old woman to pester me," answered Richard, with a grim relaxing of his features.
The next year he became editor-in-chief to the "Pester Lloyd," raising that paper to a high level of excellence.
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