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pestering

  • present participle of pester.

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After pestering the local council into submission, two sets of goals were hammered into a nearby patch of gravel where the McGinn brothers, extended family and friends could run wild.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

Become a real nuisance and tech boosters will eventually give up, handing the future back to the pestering, teeming masses.

From Salon Apr. 13, 2026

The idea for Campus Guardian Angel came from Justin Marston, a British entrepreneur and Mithril co-founder, who saw videos of small Ukrainian drones pestering Russian soldiers with guns.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 5, 2026

As she waits for her fiancé, who is delayed by inclement weather, to arrive, her guests buzz around her like candy-colored flies, pestering her.

From New York Times May 30, 2024

I figured he was making the observation post Abby had been pestering me about.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli