pestered; pestering
ˈpe-st(ə-)riŋ 
Examples of pester in a Sentence
Leave me alone! Stop pestering me!
one resident pestered the condo board about every little thing
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There are still a few spirits around to pester Hokti, but that’s played for comic relief.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2023
Make this and you'll be pestered for the recipe.
Get the recipe for Salmon Rillets.
5
Fresh Grapes
A key to any good charcuterie board is variety.
—Christopher Michel, Country Living, 30 Aug. 2023
Aubrey, meanwhile, enjoyed clambering on the tiny orange Fiat, pestering us for the silver candy from the bowl at reception, and chasing the flock of chickens around their little enclosure.
—Richard Godwin, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2023
The leadership coach discusses persistence vs. pestering while job searching, and all of the nuances involved in this conversation: Following up (specifically, when and how often), assessing if you’ve been professionally ghosted and gauging when enough is enough.
—Felice León, Essence, 26 July 2023
And for Luis, Julio is a whiny pain in the ass who just might pester him into getting his life back on track.
—Time, 28 July 2023
And they’re occasionally pestered by dozens of Ken dolls, who are clearly insecure about being sold (and kept) separately.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 July 2023
Julie Ertz, for example, is going to her third World Cup as a new mom at age 31 alongside Thompson, her excitable Angel City teammate, who has been pestering Ertz over what to pack, as if the two were heading for a slumber party.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2023
Terry was an excellent student, too, the kind who pestered teachers for extra homework.
—Jonathan Abrams, New York Times, 19 June 2023
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2023
Make this and you'll be pestered for the recipe.
Get the recipe for Salmon Rillets.
5
Fresh Grapes
A key to any good charcuterie board is variety.
—Christopher Michel, Country Living, 30 Aug. 2023
Aubrey, meanwhile, enjoyed clambering on the tiny orange Fiat, pestering us for the silver candy from the bowl at reception, and chasing the flock of chickens around their little enclosure.
—Richard Godwin, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2023
The leadership coach discusses persistence vs. pestering while job searching, and all of the nuances involved in this conversation: Following up (specifically, when and how often), assessing if you’ve been professionally ghosted and gauging when enough is enough.
—Felice León, Essence, 26 July 2023
And for Luis, Julio is a whiny pain in the ass who just might pester him into getting his life back on track.
—Time, 28 July 2023
And they’re occasionally pestered by dozens of Ken dolls, who are clearly insecure about being sold (and kept) separately.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 July 2023
Julie Ertz, for example, is going to her third World Cup as a new mom at age 31 alongside Thompson, her excitable Angel City teammate, who has been pestering Ertz over what to pack, as if the two were heading for a slumber party.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2023
Terry was an excellent student, too, the kind who pestered teachers for extra homework.
—Jonathan Abrams, New York Times, 19 June 2023
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