Synonyms for
Pestering
Definition
To annoy or bother someone persistently.
Synonyms & similar words
vexing
pester
irritating
pestiferous
tease
bug
plaguey
nettlesome
plaguy
teasing
vexatious
beleaguer
badger
galling
pesky
annoying
bothersome
bothering
irritating
nagging
harassing
tormenting
plaguing
disturbing
annoying
badgering
hounding
teasing
pecking
prodding
bedeviling
bugging
hassling
molesting
vexing
importuning
besieging
Example sentences
- My little sister keeps pestering me to play with her.
- The mosquitoes were pesterig us all night.
- I wish you would stop pesterig me with your questions.
- The salesperson kept pesterig me to buy something I didn't want.
- The dog would not stop pesterig the cat.
Quotes
"My father was a man who never pestered anyone," said the old lady.
"Pestered and worried and threatened, all the way," pursued the farmer.
"I'm sorry that I've pestered you with my doubts," she said humbly.