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are badgering

  • present progressive of badger.

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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

In at least half a dozen states, parochial-school lobbies are badgering their state legislatures for some kind of immediate help.

From Time Magazine Archive