pester
[verb]
Synonyms: annoy, badger, bedevil, be on one's back (slang), bother, bug (informal), harass, harry, hassle (informal), nag, plague, torment

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Related Idioms: drive (one) crazy, drive (one) up the wall, pester to death
Related Words: ride

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pes‧ter /ˈpestə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Old French; Origin: empestrer 'to prevent from moving properly', from Vulgar Latin pastoria 'something that ties animals' legs together'; influenced by pest]
to annoy someone, especially by asking them many times to do something ⇒ harass:
She’d been pestered by reporters for days.
pester somebody for something
I can’t even walk down the street without being continually pestered for money.
pester somebody to do something
The kids have been pestering me to buy them new trainers.

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