pester
51pester — verb trouble or annoy with persistent requests or interruptions. Derivatives pesterer noun Origin C16: from Fr. empestrer encumber , influenced by pest …
52pester — v. a. 1. Disturb, annoy, harass, provoke, nettle, trouble, plague, vex, tease, hector, harry, molest, bother, worry, fret, gall, bore, incommode, disquiet, infest, torment, badger, chafe, irritate. 2. Crowd, infest, encumber, fill …
53pester — v 1. bother, hector, harass, heckle, Sl. bug, Sl. hassle, Sl. drive [s.o.] nuts or crazy or bananas, Sl. drive [s.o.] up the wall; hound, dog, nag, pick on, pick at, be on [s.o. s] back, Inf. give [s.o.] a bad or hard time, Sl. ride; torment,… …
54pester — pes·ter …
55pester — verb Syn: badger, hound, harass, plague, annoy, bother, harry, worry; informal hassle, bug …
56pester — [ˈpestə] verb [T] to keep annoying someone by asking them for something, or by asking them to do something Syn: nag …
57pester — pes•ter [[t]ˈpɛs tər[/t]] v. t. 1) to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble 2) Obs. to overcrowd • Etymology: 1530–40; perh. aph. var. of empester to tangle, encumber < MF empestrer < VL *impāstōriāre to hobble = L im I+… …
58pester — /ˈpɛstə / (say pestuh) verb (t) to harass with petty annoyances, vexing importunities, or the like; torment. {? Old French empestrer hobble (a horse); later associated with pest} …
59pester — v.tr. trouble or annoy, esp. with frequent or persistent requests. Derivatives: pesterer n. Etymology: prob. f. impester f. F empestrer encumber: infl. by PEST …
60pester power — noun Childrens ability to make their parents buy something or do something for them by continual asking until the parents agree to do it …
