pester
verb (used with object)
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble.
pesters
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present tense formof pester (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Bobo pesters the grown-ups with tons of pushy questions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025
He described Mr Amro as an "anarchist who frequently pesters IDF soldiers in Hebron".
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2023
On their way to Bill and Frank’s, Ellie pesters Joel with questions about the pandemic, and he explains to her — and to us — more about what happened.
From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2023
Mundey, who often pesters Neiko about taking good shots and getting back on defense, yelled from the sideline.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2017
He constantly pesters students and teachers to properly dispose of their plastic water bottles.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
