pester
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble: Don't pester me with your trivial problems.
Obsolete. to overcrowd.
Origin of pester
1Other words for pester
Opposites for pester
Other words from pester
- pes·ter·er, noun
- pes·ter·ing·ly, adverb
- pes·ter·some, adjective
- un·pes·tered, adjective
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How to use pester in a sentence
He just pesters folks into taking proper care of themselves.
The Clarion | Samuel Hopkins AdamsThe surface glimmer which so pesters the eye was here in a great measure removed.
Hours of Exercise in the Alps | John TyndallHe attaches himself to many journals, the editors of which he first pesters, afterwards serves, and always despises.
The surface-glimmer, which so pesters the eye, was here in a great measure removed.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2 | John TyndallShe is as proud as Lucifer—she likes being treated like a lady—and she pesters me every autumn to go to St. Crux.
No Name | Wilkie Collins
British Dictionary definitions for pester
/ (ˈpɛstə) /
(tr) to annoy or nag continually
Origin of pester
1Derived forms of pester
- pesterer, noun
- pesteringly, adverb
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