pester
verb (used with object)
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble.
have pestered
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present perfectof pester.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He added: "I should have pestered them to be honest, and I see that now."
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2025
Online commenters have pestered comedian and "Nailed It!" host Nicole Byer, asking if she's lost weight.
From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2021
She must have pestered him relentlessly, because Roland Holst wrote to a friend, “Mrs. van Gogh is a charming woman, but it irritates me when someone fanatically raves about something they don’t understand.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2021
But while the Blazers have pestered him during regular season games, most fans remember the 2000 conference finals.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 24, 2016
How had she the presumption to have pestered him with her degrading troubles!
From Mrs. Day's Daughters by Mary E. Mann
