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badgering definition

badgering


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  badger 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  badger 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  badger 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  badger 
 
  2  senses  of  badger 
 
  Sense  1 
  tease,  badger,  harass,  pester,  bug,  beleaguer 
  =>  torment,  rag,  bedevil,  crucify,  dun,  frustrate 
 
  Sense  2 
  badger 
  =>  persuade 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  badger 
 
  badger  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  badger 
 
  Sense  1 
  tease,  badger,  harass,  pester,  bug,  beleaguer 
  =>  torment,  rag,  bedevil,  crucify,  dun,  frustrate 
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  Sense  2 
  badger 
  =>  persuade 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  badgering 
  badgering 
 
  Overview  of  noun  badgering 
 
  The  noun  badgering  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  badgering,  worrying,  torment,  bedevilment  --  (the  act  of  harassing  someone) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  badger 
 
  The  verb  badger  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  tease,  badger,  harass,  pester,  bug,  beleaguer  --  (annoy  persistently;  "The  children  teased  the  boy  because  of  his  stammer") 
  2.  badger  --  (persuade  through  constant  efforts) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  badgering 
 
  The  noun  badgering  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  badgering,  worrying,  torment,  bedevilment  --  (the  act  of  harassing  someone) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  badger 
 
  The  verb  badger  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  tease,  badger,  harass,  pester,  bug,  beleaguer  --  (annoy  persistently;  "The  children  teased  the  boy  because  of  his  stammer") 
  2.  badger  --  (persuade  through  constant  efforts) 



badgering definition