pester
verb (used with object)
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble.
have been pestering
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present perfect progressiveof pester.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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High winds have been pestering and persistent over the last few weeks.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2022
Capitol Hill reporters have been pestering him to comment since at least last night, and so far he has knowingly kept things coy.
From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2018
I've been married for five months now, and as expected, my in-laws have been pestering us to have children straight after we returned from our honeymoon.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2011
Hands up the adults here whose young children have been pestering them for an Apple ID of their own?
From Time ● Jun. 7, 2011
While I have been pestering you, have you heard it?
From Ann Veronica, a modern love story by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
