pestering

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noun

An act or instance of annoying somebody.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pester
nounpestering (plural pesterings)

plural pesterings

  1. An act or instance of annoying somebody.

    By swaying the Welsh he could at the same time deflect the pesterings he suffered from in England about the 1886 policy […]

    1984, Richard Shannon, Gladstone: 1809-1865

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecausing irritation or annoyance

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annoyingbothersomegallingirritatingnettlesomepeskypestiferousplagueyteasingvexatiousvexing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

pestering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pestering

MLA

“pestering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pestering. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pestering,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pestering.

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