badgering
adj 1noun 1
Collocations
2VERB + BADGERING
kept, stop, wouldn't
PREP.
until
Definitions
adj
1
annoying; upsetting
noun
1
The act of one who badgers, pesters, or annoys.
Our readers would not thank us for going into the badgerings which had for some time annoyed the chancellor on the subject of arrears in his court.
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Synonyms
noun — the act of harassing someone
- worrying
- torment
- bedevilment
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Our readers would not thank us for going into the badgerings which had for some time annoyed the chancellor on the subject of arrears in his court.
Wiktionary02
He kept badgering her until she told him what he wanted to know.
Tatoeba · #120328103
Stop badgering me.
Tatoeba · #186060504
Tom wouldn't stop badgering me.
Tatoeba · #515473705
He wouldn't stop badgering me.
Tatoeba · #5154840Usage Notes
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