pestering
present participle ofpester
| 单词 | pestering |
| 释义 | pestering present participle ofpester pester verb[T] uk/ˈpes.tər/us/ˈpes.tɚ/tobehavein anannoyingmannertowards someone by doing oraskingfor somethingrepeatedly: At thefrontier, there werepeoplepesteringtouristsforcigarettes,food, oralcohol. [+ to infinitive]Johnhas been pestering hertogo out with him allmonth. Synonyms annoy badger bug(ANNOY)informal Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Making appeals & requests Pursuing Examplesofpesteringpestering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. He accused me ofpesteringand badgering him for the last three years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But there may be a large number of debts which ought to be paid and the creditors may bepesteringhim. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Let these people get their coal not by begging orpesteringfor it but as a right. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In practice, the legislation is a charter forpesteringemployers, who will have to give refusal letters to all the claimants who contact them direct. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those which arepesteringus at the moment will be with us for many years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have beenpesteringthe factor, the local authority, all responsible authorities, to make the houses more habitable, but nothing has been done yet. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 While they will welcome any information given to them, they are quite able to discourage thepesteringfor votes in the way of canvassing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is that not why they have not beenpesteringhim with demands to bring in that outrageous system? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If we can produce new material, as we are trying to do, we shall bepesteringhim again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think there is much doubt that there waspestering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Withoutpesteringand intrusiveness, we should help to reverse the decline in public knowledge. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand that one of them was that these bands receive no direct payment and that they were undulypesteringthe passengers for gifts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 She has beenpesteringeverybody she can, including the local authority, and advertising. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This appears to be the sort of stockade that is set up to prevent anyone frompesteringthe boss. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Although that is a well-known fact, it was still difficult to make others see that this is not aboutpesteringlorries. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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