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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.

  pester
       v : annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of
           his stammer" [syn: tease, badger, bug, beleaguer]

  pester
     Dutch n.
     A bully (gloss: person who bullies or pesters somebody).
     French vb.
     to rant, curse, fulminate
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (inflection of nb pest  indef p)
     Slovene a.
     colourful, variegated

  pester
     n.
     A bother or nuisance.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To bother, harass, or annoy persistently.
     2 (lb en obsolete transitive and intransitive) To crowd together
  thickly.

  pester
     Dutch n.
     A bully (gloss: person who bullies or pesters somebody).
     French vb.
     to rant, curse, fulminate
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (inflection of nb pest  indef p)
     Slovene a.
     colourful, variegated

  pester
     Dutch n.
     A bully (gloss: person who bullies or pesters somebody).
     French vb.
     to rant, curse, fulminate
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (inflection of nb pest  indef p)

  pester
     Englanti vb.
     kiusata, olla kiusaksi

  pester
     n.
     (böjning sv subst pest)

  pester
     n.
     (böjning sv subst pest)

  Pester /pˈɛstə/
  ضايق

  pester //ˈpɛstə(ɹ)// //ˈpɛstɚ// /[ˈpʰɛstɚ]/ 
  досаждам, тормозя
  to annoy persistently

  pester /pˈɛstə/
  trápit

  pester /pˈɛstə/ 
  lästig sein, keine Ruhe geben  [soc.]
     Synonym: nag
  

  pester /pˈɛstə/ 
  jdm. nachstellen  [geh.]
     Synonyms: follow, hunt sb.
  
   see: following, pestering, hunting, followed, pestered, hunted
  

  pester /pˈɛstə/
  
  τριβελίζω

  pester //ˈpɛstə(ɹ)// //ˈpɛstɚ// /[ˈpʰɛstɚ]/ 
  kiusata
  to annoy persistently

  pester /pˈɛstə/ 
  1. सताना
        "The cows were continually pestered by flies."

  pester /pˈɛstə/
  dosađivati, uznemirivati

  pester //ˈpɛstə(ɹ)// //ˈpɛstɚ// /[ˈpʰɛstɚ]/ 
  せがむ, 悩ます
  to annoy persistently

  pester /ˈpestə/ 
    męczyć, gnębić

  pester //ˈpɛstə(ɹ)// //ˈpɛstɚ// /[ˈpʰɛstɚ]/ 
  ofreda, plåga
  to annoy persistently

  pester /pˈɛstə/
  1. sıkmak, sinirlendirmek, sıkıntı vermek, baş ağrıtmak, usandırmak, taciz etmek.

  pester /pɛs.te/ 
  pauhata, sättiä

  pester /pɛs.te/ 
  echar pestes

  
/ˈpɛstɝ/

  
/pɛste/

  94 Moby Thesaurus words for "pester":
     aggravate, annoy, apply pressure, badger, bait, be at, bedevil,
     beleaguer, beset, besetment, besiege, blandish, bother,
     botheration, bristle, brown off, bug, bullyrag, burn up,
     buttonhole, cajole, carp at, chafe, chivy, coax, devil, discompose,
     distemper, disturb, dog, dun, exasperate, exasperation, exercise,
     exert pressure, fash, fret, fret at, fuss at, get, get at, get to,
     gripe, harass, harry, hassle, heckle, hector, henpeck, hound,
     importune, irk, irritant, irritate, miff, molest, nag, nag at,
     needle, nettle, nibble at, niggle, nudzh, nuisance, peck at, peeve,
     persecute, pest, pick at, pick on, pique, plague, pluck the beard,
     ply, pother, press, pressure, provoke, push, ride, rile, roil,
     ruffle, tantalize, tease, torment, try the patience,
     tweak the nose, urge, vex, wheedle, work on, worry, yap at
  
  

  v. 使烦恼,使苦恼;

     vt. 使烦恼,纠缠