pester — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To bother, harass, or annoy persistently.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Synonyms

   badgerbeleaguerbughoundplague

   Examples

   He pestered me with questions.

   She pestered him to help her.

2. To crowd together thickly.

   Usage

   • Intransitive
   • Obsolete
   • Transitive

   Synonyms

   cattle upcrowdflockhuddlethrong

   Examples

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   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.

   Examples

   By now I presumed I had become a real pester.

Verb

1. annoy persistently

   Synonyms

   teasebadgerbugbeleaguer

   Broader terms

   tormentragbedevilcrucifydunfrustrate

   Examples

   The children teased the boy because of his stammer