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pester
UK /ˈpɛstə(ɹ)/ US /ˈpɛstɚ/
verb 2noun 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
real
VERB + PESTER
become, continued, don't
PESTER + NOUN
heaps, skura
PREP.
with
ADV.
ever
Definitions
verb
1
To bother, harass, or annoy persistently.
He pestered me with questions.
She pestered him to help her.
2
To crowd together thickly.
That which eſpecialleſt nouriſht the moſt prime pleaſure in me, was after a ſtorme when they were driuen inſwarmes, and lay close peſtred together as thicke as they could packe; the next day following, if it were faire, they would cloud the whole skie with canuas, by ſpreading their drabled ſailes in the full clue abroad a drying, and make a brauer ſhew with them, then ſo many banners and ſtreamers diſplayed againſt the Sunne on a mountaine top.
noun
1
A bother or nuisance.
By now I presumed I had become a real pester.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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He pestered me with questions.
Wiktionary02
She pestered him to help her.
Wiktionary03
That which eſpecialleſt nouriſht the moſt prime pleaſure in me, was after a ſtorme when they were driuen inſwarmes, and lay close peſtred together as thicke as they could packe; the next day following
Wiktionary04
By now I presumed I had become a real pester.
Wiktionary05
We will pester him with heaps of questions.
Tatoeba · #361617106
Yanni continued to pester Skura for a date.
Tatoeba · #9381517Usage Notes
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