pester
verb (used with object)
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble.
was pestering
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past progressiveof pester.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Federal agents said they became aware last summer that Medina was pestering Santos with text messages and videos claiming he could “get everything dropped, evidence that is on you removed.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
Cellphone records indicated he was pestering her with frequent phone calls, and he left vague apologies for her in voicemails that pointed to his guilt without explicitly admitting to touching her, documents show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2021
“In fact, at the time, Ms. Zervos, who initiated most of those calls, was pestering Mr. Trump for a job.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2019
He answered tersely, bothered that someone was pestering him so early in the morning.
From The Verge ● Nov. 4, 2015
The other day, when the Pickled Onion was pestering me about my grammar and vocabulary and bettering myself, she asked me what I aspired to in this life.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
