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.
have been badgering
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present perfect progressiveof badger.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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They have been badgering and harassing people in the Ministry of Health, begging them to name him.
From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2012
Stoke have been badgering me for a year.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 11, 2010
He’s a straight man, is Cetywayo, and well-disposed towards Englishmen, though we have been badgering him more than enough of late.
From The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley by Bertram Mitford
