badger
noun
any of various burrowing, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, as Taxidea taxus, of North America, and Meles meles, of Europe and Asia.
were badgering
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past progressiveof badger.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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Creditors were badgering them; they were about to lose their house.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2022
"Did she lie that you were badgering her or pestering her?"
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2021
When two newspapers offered copies of the Talmud to subscribers at 25% discount, they were flooded with orders from parents whose children were badgering them for a copy of the Jewish Bible.
From Time Magazine Archive
It could not have been worse for you—and I suppose it was of you that he was thinking most while those infernal lawyers were badgering him in court.
From Chance A Tale in Two Parts by Joseph Conrad
It could not have been worse for you—and I suppose it was of you that he was thinking most while those infernal lawyers were badgering him in court.
From Chance A Tale in Two Parts by Joseph Conrad
