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pester

[ pes-ter ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:

    Don't pester me with your trivial problems.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , , , ,

    Antonyms: ,

  2. Obsolete. to overcrowd.


pester

/ 藞辫蓻蝉迟蓹 /

verb

  1. tr to annoy or nag continually
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞辫别蝉迟别谤别谤, noun
  • 藞辫别蝉迟别谤颈苍驳濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫别蝉顎僼别谤路别谤 noun
  • 辫别蝉顎僼别谤路颈苍驳路濒测 adverb
  • 辫别蝉顎僼别谤路蝉辞尘别 adjective
  • 耻苍路辫别蝉顎僼别谤别诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of pester1

1530鈥40; perhaps aphetic variant of empester, impester to tangle, encumber (though pester is found earlier than these 2 words) < Middle French empestrer to hobble, entangle < Vulgar Latin *颈尘辫腻蝉迟艒谤颈腻谤别 to hobble, equivalent to im- im- 1 + 辫腻蝉迟艒谤颈 ( a ) a hobble, noun use of Latin 辫腻蝉迟艒谤颈us of a herdsman or shepherd + -腻谤别 infinitive suffix ( pastor ); aphetic form apparently reinforced by pest ( -er 6 )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of pester1

C16: from Old French empestrer to hobble (a horse), from Vulgar Latin im辫腻蝉迟艒谤颈膩re (unattested) to use a hobble, from 辫腻蝉迟艒谤颈a (unattested) a hobble, from Latin 辫腻蝉迟艒谤颈us relating to a herdsman, from pastor herdsman
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Her stress multiplies when an unknown stranger pesters her with secret air-dropped phone messages, anonymous texts that can only be sent within a 50-foot range.

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For months, a man has been pestering residents in the South Bay鈥檚 beach cities with offensive remarks and vulgar language while filming the altercations and posting the videos on social media.

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He added: "I should have pestered them to be honest, and I see that now."

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As well as the suspended sentence, the court put in place a two-year restraining order, meaning that Owens is not allowed to contact, threaten, intimidate, harass or pester her over that period.

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It was to ensure he was comfortable with the task required to impress NFL teams that poke, prod and pester players during the evaluation process.

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