Pester
verb
To bother or annoy someone continuously.
Don't pester me while I'm reading.
Often appears as...
- pester someone for something
- pester someone to do something
verb
To ask for something many times, often in an annoying way.
My children pester me for candy every time we go to the store.
Often appears as...
- pester someone for something
- pester someone to do something
verb
To bother or annoy someone continuously.
Don't pester me while I'm reading.
Often appears as...
- pester someone for something
- pester someone to do something
verb
To ask for something many times, often in an annoying way.
My children pester me for candy every time we go to the store.
Often appears as...
- pester someone for something
- pester someone to do something
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Pro Tip 1/3Continuous Annoyance
'Pester' implies repeated actions that irritate someone, not just a one-time event.
Even after I asked him to stop, he continued to pester me with phone calls.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emotion
Using 'pester' suggests the person feels bothered; it's rarely neutral or positive.
She felt overwhelmed by the street vendors who pestered her to buy souvenirs.
Pro Tip 3/3Invasive Behavior
'Pester' can describe someone invading your personal space or time unwelcomely.
My neighbor pesters me by constantly coming over uninvited to chat.
Pro Tip 1/3Continuous Annoyance
'Pester' implies repeated actions that irritate someone, not just a one-time event.
Even after I asked him to stop, he continued to pester me with phone calls.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emotion
Using 'pester' suggests the person feels bothered; it's rarely neutral or positive.
She felt overwhelmed by the street vendors who pestered her to buy souvenirs.
Pro Tip 3/3Invasive Behavior
'Pester' can describe someone invading your personal space or time unwelcomely.
My neighbor pesters me by constantly coming over uninvited to chat.
Pro Tip 1/3Continuous Annoyance
'Pester' implies repeated actions that irritate someone, not just a one-time event.
Even after I asked him to stop, he continued to pester me with phone calls.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emotion
Using 'pester' suggests the person feels bothered; it's rarely neutral or positive.
She felt overwhelmed by the street vendors who pestered her to buy souvenirs.
Pro Tip 3/3Invasive Behavior
'Pester' can describe someone invading your personal space or time unwelcomely.
My neighbor pesters me by constantly coming over uninvited to chat.
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Safari Live - Day 337 PIPE...
Mongoose and apart from that that is all but the banded mongoose are ones we see quite a bit carnivorous as well these little carnivores they are in the order Carnivora pestered a family they have all disappeared near always love a good banded mongoose sighting they're usually pretty brief as they are always on the
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But I didn't let that daunt me. I pestered my father until he finally found a scuba class in Buffalo, New York, right across the border from where we live. And I actually got certified in a pool at a YMCA in the dead of winter in Buffalo, New York.
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Safari Live - Day 186 PIPE...
that a Thompson's gazelle kill without being pestered by any hyenas and we left her full bellied in the evening since then however we've spent the last four days searching and we haven't had any luck now it's a tricky area to work for
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Safari Live - Day 238 PIPE...
being pestered by his least favourite animal in the wild well he is unfortunately though we just missed it the hyena just went around the termite mound and yet to kind of face off and they were standing about a metre apart
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Cellphone Shakedown PIPE...
if we find one on you why we pet searching your nail we find one of these long white eventually you're gonna have a problem but if you got a blade on your right now we need to see it all right y'all stop pestering these
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Can you solve the locker...
He wanted to leave all of his money to you, but he knew that if he did, your relatives would pester you forever. So he is banking on the fact that he taught you everything you need to know about riddles.
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The Man Who Swims...
I think it was around about five years old that I first decided I wanted to study sharks I think that was when I started to pester my mom about what I really wanted to do maybe she didn't
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Safari Live - Day 222 PIPE...
jackal to take it down but it might definitely pester that zebra now Trish is asking why don't they help the zebra I thought they helped all the wounded
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Safari Live - Day 257 PIPE...
called the hyena day and that is most closely related to the her pester day
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The Dark Side of...
The larger chick pesters its mother for a drink.
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Safari Live - Day 337 PIPE...
Mongoose and apart from that that is all but the banded mongoose are ones we see quite a bit carnivorous as well these little carnivores they are in the order Carnivora pestered a family they have all disappeared near always love a good banded mongoose sighting they're usually pretty brief as they are always on the
Video examples
Before Avatar ... a...
But I didn't let that daunt me. I pestered my father until he finally found a scuba class in Buffalo, New York, right across the border from where we live. And I actually got certified in a pool at a YMCA in the dead of winter in Buffalo, New York.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 186 PIPE...
that a Thompson's gazelle kill without being pestered by any hyenas and we left her full bellied in the evening since then however we've spent the last four days searching and we haven't had any luck now it's a tricky area to work for
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 238 PIPE...
being pestered by his least favourite animal in the wild well he is unfortunately though we just missed it the hyena just went around the termite mound and yet to kind of face off and they were standing about a metre apart
Video examples
Cellphone Shakedown PIPE...
if we find one on you why we pet searching your nail we find one of these long white eventually you're gonna have a problem but if you got a blade on your right now we need to see it all right y'all stop pestering these
Video examples
Can you solve the locker...
He wanted to leave all of his money to you, but he knew that if he did, your relatives would pester you forever. So he is banking on the fact that he taught you everything you need to know about riddles.
Video examples
The Man Who Swims...
I think it was around about five years old that I first decided I wanted to study sharks I think that was when I started to pester my mom about what I really wanted to do maybe she didn't
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 222 PIPE...
jackal to take it down but it might definitely pester that zebra now Trish is asking why don't they help the zebra I thought they helped all the wounded
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 257 PIPE...
called the hyena day and that is most closely related to the her pester day
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The Dark Side of...
The larger chick pesters its mother for a drink.
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Quote examples
Marquis de Lafayette
French Revolutionary
We still are pestered by two parties: the aristocratic, which is panting for a counter revolution, and the factious, which aims at the division of the empire and destruction of the authority - and perhaps of the lives - of the reigning branch, both of which parties are fomenting troubles.
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Viswanathan Anand
Indian Celebrity
When I was about six, I saw my elder siblings play chess and pestered my mother into teaching me. Very soon, I was beating everyone at home, and they thought it would be good to join a club. So my sister would take me to the Tal chess club on Thursdays and weekends.
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Sucheta Dalal
Motherhood, pester power and emotional blackmail - Indian marketers have cottoned on to the fact that these three themes can sell just about anything - from food and toys, to insurance products, tonics, televisions and air-conditioners.
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Beverly Cleary
American Author
Ramona was originally an accidental character I added to the Henry Huggins books because I noticed that none of the characters had siblings. I added Ramona as Beazus' pestering little sister.
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Alok Nath
Indian Actor
Everybody in the family decided to get a tattoo each as a sign of togetherness and pestered me to get one. You have to be with the times, and I'm glad my tattoo isn't scary or anything.
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Mary Roach
American Author
I spend a lot of my time on the phone, pestering people. 'What's new in your lab? Can I come visit your lab? When can I come visit your lab?' I'm basically a professional pesterer.
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Chris Elliott
American Comedian
Somehow, by just continually pestering the general public by appearing on television, they accepted me and wanted more.
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Ted Williams
American Athlete
I hope somebody hits .400 soon. Then people can start pestering that guy with questions about the last guy to hit .400.
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Don Johnson
American Actor
I pestered the hell out of everybody I ran into until I could play the guitar well enough to write and sing with it.
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Lorenz Hart
American Musician
How we love sequestering, where no pests are pestering.
Quote examples
Marquis de Lafayette
French Revolutionary
We still are pestered by two parties: the aristocratic, which is panting for a counter revolution, and the factious, which aims at the division of the empire and destruction of the authority - and perhaps of the lives - of the reigning branch, both of which parties are fomenting troubles.
Quote examples
Viswanathan Anand
Indian Celebrity
When I was about six, I saw my elder siblings play chess and pestered my mother into teaching me. Very soon, I was beating everyone at home, and they thought it would be good to join a club. So my sister would take me to the Tal chess club on Thursdays and weekends.
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Sucheta Dalal
Motherhood, pester power and emotional blackmail - Indian marketers have cottoned on to the fact that these three themes can sell just about anything - from food and toys, to insurance products, tonics, televisions and air-conditioners.
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Beverly Cleary
American Author
Ramona was originally an accidental character I added to the Henry Huggins books because I noticed that none of the characters had siblings. I added Ramona as Beazus' pestering little sister.
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Alok Nath
Indian Actor
Everybody in the family decided to get a tattoo each as a sign of togetherness and pestered me to get one. You have to be with the times, and I'm glad my tattoo isn't scary or anything.
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Mary Roach
American Author
I spend a lot of my time on the phone, pestering people. 'What's new in your lab? Can I come visit your lab? When can I come visit your lab?' I'm basically a professional pesterer.
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Chris Elliott
American Comedian
Somehow, by just continually pestering the general public by appearing on television, they accepted me and wanted more.
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Ted Williams
American Athlete
I hope somebody hits .400 soon. Then people can start pestering that guy with questions about the last guy to hit .400.
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Don Johnson
American Actor
I pestered the hell out of everybody I ran into until I could play the guitar well enough to write and sing with it.
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Lorenz Hart
American Musician
How we love sequestering, where no pests are pestering.
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