badger
noun
any of various burrowing, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, as Taxidea taxus, of North America, and Meles meles, of Europe and Asia.
are badgering
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present progressiveof badger.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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To make matters worse, Hollywood agents and producers - as well as Eve’s mother - are badgering her to consent to a movie or TV series based on her life.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 7, 2021
Although Welles had not yet cast Huston, he wished to film a scene in which cinéastes are badgering Hannaford.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 26, 2018
I’m so sorry your mother and mother-in-law, who presumably know you’re getting divorced due to your ex’s infidelity, are badgering you about thank-you cards.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2018
Instead, they can only assume reporters are badgering him to address hate crimes in order to show him up.
From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2017
The awesome potential of the alleged discovery explains why so many people are badgering Pons and Fleischmann for information, and why they are giving it out so cautiously.
From Time Magazine Archive
