pestered Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb annoy persistently
    badger; beleaguer; pester; bug; tease.
    • The children teased the boy because of his stammer
  2. adjective satellite troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
    harried; vexed; annoyed; harassed.
    • harassed working mothers
    • a harried expression
    • her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions
    • the vexed parents of an unruly teenager

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