'Pestering' definitions:
Definition of 'pestering'
(from WordNet)
adjective
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, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing]
Definition of 'Pestering'
From: GCIDE
- Pester \Pes"ter\ (p[e^]s"t[~e]r), 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. [1913 Webster]
- We are pestered with mice and rats. --Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster]
- A multitude of scribblers daily pester the world. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To crowd together in an annoying way; to overcrowd; to infest. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- All rivers and pools . . . pestered full with fishes. --Holland. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'pestering'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adverse criticism,
- aggravating,
- animadversion,
- annoying,
- aspersion,
- bad notices,
- bad press,
- blandishment,
- bothering,
- bothersome,
- buttonholing,
- cajolement,
- cajolery,
- cajoling,
- captiousness,
- carping,
- cavil,
- caviling,
- censoriousness,
- coaxing,
- criticism,
- demanding,
- disturbing,
- dunning,
- exasperating,
- exception,
- faultfinding,
- flak,
- galling,
- hairsplitting,
- harassing,
- hit,
- home thrust,
- hostile criticism,
- hypercriticalness,
- hypercriticism,
- importunate,
- importunateness,
- importune,
- importunity,
- imputation,
- insistent,
- irking,
- irksome,
- irritating,
- knock,
- nagging,
- niggle,
- niggling,
- nit,
- nit-picking,
- obloquy,
- overcriticalness,
- pesky,
- pestiferous,
- pestilent,
- pestilential,
- pettifogging,
- plaguesome,
- plaguey,
- plaguing,
- plying,
- pressing,
- pressure,
- priggishness,
- provoking,
- quibble,
- quibbling,
- rap,
- reflection,
- reproachfulness,
- slam,
- stricture,
- swipe,
- taking exception,
- teasing,
- tiresome,
- tormenting,
- trichoschistism,
- troublesome,
- troubling,
- urgency,
- urgent,
- urging,
- vexatious,
- vexing,
- wearisome,
- wheedling,
- worrisome,
- worrying