Pester
['pestə]
Definition
(v. t.) To trouble; to disturb; to annoy; to harass with petty vexations.
(v. t.) To crowd together in an annoying way; to overcrowd; to infest.
Checked by Clifton
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Disturb, annoy, harass, provoke, nettle, trouble, plague, vex, tease, hector, harry, molest, bother, worry, fret, gall, bore, incommode, disquiet, infest, torment, badger, chafe, irritate.
Checker: Sinclair
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Plague, worry, vex, harass, disquiet, annoy, tease, torment, chafe, harry,badger, incommode, gall
ANT:Treat, regale, amuse, refresh, gratify, soothe
Edited by Colin
Definition
v.t. to disturb to annoy.—n. a bother.—n. Pes′terer one who pesters.—adv. Pes′teringly.—n. Pes′terment annoyance.
Typist: Norton
Examples
- You pester my poor old life out to get you into the world. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I remember I entertained a great objection to your adversary, because I took it ill that he should be brought here to pester me with his company. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- How dare you come out of your station, and your place in my house, to pester this young lady with your impudent addresses? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Was he now to be pestered and tripped up upon this or that item? H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- You'd be as warm, maybe, if you were as pestered as I am. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- These people always clear out when they hear of trouble, for they do not wish to be pestered by the police. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- There never was such a pestering bankrupt as that since the world began, I do believe! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- If you come pestering me any more with your silly talk I'll set the dog at you. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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