badgering Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of harassing someone
    bedevilment; torment; worrying.
  2. verb annoy persistently
    badger; beleaguer; pester; bug; tease.
    • The children teased the boy because of his stammer
  3. verb persuade through constant efforts
    badger.

WordNet


Badg"er*ing noun
Definitions
  1. The act of one who badgers.
  2. The practice of buying wheat and other kinds of food in one place and selling them in another for a profit. Prov. Eng.

Webster 1913