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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Badger \Badg"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Badgered} (?);p. pr & vb n. {Badgering}.] [For sense 1, see 2d {Badger}; for 2, see 1st {Badger}.] 1. To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate persistently. 2. To beat down to cheapen; to barter; to bargain. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Badgering \Badg"er*ing\, n. 1. The act of one who badgers. 2. The practice of buying wheat and other kinds of food in one place and selling them in another for a profit. [Prov. Eng.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: badgering n : the act of harassing someone [syn: {worrying}, {torment}, {bedevilment}]
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