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pestering

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  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}]




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