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  Pester \Pes"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pestered; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Pestering.] [Abbrev. fr. impester, fr. OF. empaistrier,
     empestrer, to entangle the feet or legs, to embarrass, F.
     emp[^e]trer; pref. em-, en- (L. in in) + LL. pastorium,
     pastoria, a fetter by which horses are prevented from
     wandering in the pastures, fr. L. pastorius belonging to a
     herdsman or shepherd, pastor a herdsman. See In, and
     Pasture, Pastor.]
     1. To trouble; to disturb; to annoy; to harass with petty
        vexations.
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              We are pestered with mice and rats.   --Dr. H. More.
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              A multitude of scribblers daily pester the world.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. To crowd together in an annoying way; to overcrowd; to
        infest. [Obs.] --Milton.
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              All rivers and pools . . . pestered full with
              fishes.                               --Holland.
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  Pester \Pes"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pestered; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Pestering.] [Abbrev. fr. impester, fr. OF. empaistrier,
     empestrer, to entangle the feet or legs, to embarrass, F.
     emp[^e]trer; pref. em-, en- (L. in in) + LL. pastorium,
     pastoria, a fetter by which horses are prevented from
     wandering in the pastures, fr. L. pastorius belonging to a
     herdsman or shepherd, pastor a herdsman. See In, and
     Pasture, Pastor.]
     1. To trouble; to disturb; to annoy; to harass with petty
        vexations.
  
              We are pestered with mice and rats.   --Dr. H. More.
  
              A multitude of scribblers daily pester the world.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     2. To crowd together in an annoying way; to overcrowd; to
        infest. [Obs.] --Milton.
  
              All rivers and pools . . . pestered full with
              fishes.                               --Holland.

  pestering
       adj : causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm
             on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is
             particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it
             galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating
             delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito";
             "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled
             safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought
             annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to
             have to admit you are wrong" [syn: annoying, bothersome,
              galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestiferous,
              plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing]

  pestering
     n.
     An act or instance of annoying somebody.
     vb.
     (present participle of en pester nocat=1)

  pestering
     n.
     An act or instance of annoying somebody.
     vb.
     (present participle of en pester nocat=1)

  pestering
     n.
     An act or instance of annoying somebody.
     vb.
     (present participle of en pester nocat=1)

  pestering
     n.
     An act or instance of annoying somebody.
     vb.
     (present participle of en pester nocat=1)

  pestering
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm p ester ing)

  pestering
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en pester ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb pester)

  Pestering /pˈɛstəɹɪŋ/
  المضايقة

  pestering /pˈɛstəɹɪŋ/ 
  obtěžující

  pestering /pˈɛstəɹɪŋ/
  Belästigung , Behelligung  [geh.]  [soc.]
     Synonym: molestation
  

  pestering /pˈɛstəɹɪŋ/
  Quengelei 
     Synonym: nagging
  

  pestering /pˈɛstəɹɪŋ/
  belästigend, lästig fallend, sekkierend, molestierend
     Synonyms: harassing, molesting
  
   see: harass sb., pester sb., molest sb., harassed, pestered, molested, he/she harasses
  

  pestering /pˈɛstəɹɪŋ/
  drangsalierend, plagend, piesackend, triezend, tratzend, sekkierend
   see: pester sb., pestered
  

  pestering /pˈɛstəɹɪŋ/
  nachstellend
     Synonyms: following, hunting
  
   see: follow, pester, hunt sb., followed, pestered, hunted
  

  
/ˈpɛstɝɪŋ/

  90 Moby Thesaurus words for "pestering":
     adverse criticism, aggravating, animadversion, annoying, aspersion,
     bad notices, bad press, blandishment, bothering, bothersome,
     buttonholing, cajolement, cajolery, cajoling, captiousness,
     carping, cavil, caviling, censoriousness, coaxing, criticism,
     demanding, disturbing, dunning, exasperating, exception,
     faultfinding, flak, galling, hairsplitting, harassing, hit,
     home thrust, hostile criticism, hypercriticalness, hypercriticism,
     importunate, importunateness, importune, importunity, imputation,
     insistent, irking, irksome, irritating, knock, nagging, niggle,
     niggling, nit, nit-picking, obloquy, overcriticalness, pesky,
     pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, pettifogging, plaguesome,
     plaguey, plaguing, plying, pressing, pressure, priggishness,
     provoking, quibble, quibbling, rap, reflection, reproachfulness,
     slam, stricture, swipe, taking exception, teasing, tiresome,
     tormenting, trichoschistism, troublesome, troubling, urgency,
     urgent, urging, vexatious, vexing, wearisome, wheedling, worrisome,
     worrying