pester
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Synonyms for pester
Synonyms
bother, bug, chivy (or chivvy), disturb, intrude (upon)
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Would that explain why I haven’t been pestered by turkeys for some time or been awakened by their early morning calls in the valley? — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, "Are bobcats moving into Lafayette?," 31 July 2019 Antero, Gulfport and EQT have been pestered by activist investors. — Stephanie Yang, WSJ, "Drillers Are Easing Off the Gas," 27 Jan. 2019 The most dogged fans had spent a decade pestering HBO executives and Deadwood cast members to return to their fiercely beloved but sparsely watched adult Western, and give it a proper finale. — Noel Murray, The Verge, "The pros and cons of endless TV revivals," 27 June 2019 The turnaround in the second quarter came on both ends of the court, with Andrew Bogut providing some key moments for Golden State by rebounding and drawing fouls and Draymond Green pestering all of Toronto’s shooters. — Scott Cacciola, New York Times, "How the Raptors Won Game 3 of the N.B.A. Finals," 5 June 2019 That’s one less confusing ballot proposition and hundreds fewer annoying TV ads that voters will be pestered with in November. — George Skelton, latimes.com, "The November election just got a lot less confusing for California voters," 2 July 2018 Kadri has no problem pestering opponents with his 6-foot and 192-pound frame, and sometimes to a fault, as noted by multi-game suspensions in each of Toronto’s last two playoff runs for excessive force. — Kyle Fredrickson, The Denver Post, "Avalanche’s Nazem Kadri relishes fresh start after decade with Maple Leafs," 2 July 2019 The late replacement in the title fight who pestered the champion’s promoter with direct messages on Instagram to land the gig, now is knocking on the door of 1 million followers on the social media platform. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Boxing champ Andy Ruiz Jr. rewrites script for Imperial, himself," 21 June 2019 Reindeer will move onto snow and ice on hot summer days to avoid pestering insects. — Isabelle Gerretsen, CNN, "Himalayan glaciers are melting twice as fast as last century," 19 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pester.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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