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pestering |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb pester Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb pester Entailment of verb pester Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb pester 1 sense of pester Sense 1 tease, badger, harass, pester, bug, beleaguer => torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate Familiarity of verb pester pester used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb pester Sense 1 tease, badger, harass, pester, bug, beleaguer => torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate -------------- Overview of verb pester The verb pester has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) tease, badger, harass, pester, bug, beleaguer -- (annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer") Overview of adj pestering The adj pestering has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing -- (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") Antonyms of adj pestering 1 sense of pestering Sense 1 annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing INDIRECT (VIA disagreeable) -> agreeable Similarity of adj pestering 1 sense of pestering Sense 1 annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing => disagreeable (vs. agreeable) Attributes of adj pestering Familiarity of adj pestering pestering used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj pestering pestering Overview of verb pester The verb pester has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) tease, badger, harass, pester, bug, beleaguer -- (annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer") Overview of adj pestering The adj pestering has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing -- (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")
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