Synonyms of badgering

badgering

verb

present participle of badger

as in teasing

to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders

He's always badgering me about the dishes.

Related Words

• teasing
• pestering
• harassing
• hounding
• nagging
• annoying
• plaguing
• hassling
• baiting
• harrying
• bothering
• prodding
• heckling
• urging
• goading
• prompting
• insisting
• worrying
• egging
• pressuring
• irritating
• pushing
• inciting
• spurring
• exhorting
• angering
• deviling
• provoking
• antagonizing
• bullyragging
• insulting
• infuriating
• pressing
• upsetting
• inflaming
• hagriding
• rousing
• enraging
• maddening
• distressing
• incensing
• agitating
• rankling
• perturbing
• roiling
• bugging
• fretting
• exercising
• unsettling
• disquieting
• discomforting
• offending
• aggravating
• griping
• exasperating
• undoing
• affronting
• persecuting
• itching
• riling
• unhinging
• irking
• nettling
• outraging
• ruffling
• eating
• vexing
• spiting
• freaking (out)
• burning (up)
• galling
• chafing
• grating
• piquing
• discomposing
• narking
• rasping
• frosting
• hacking (off)
• peeving
• miffing
• getting
• putting out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of badgering

Reddington had to talk around this impasse, badgering Clancy’s providers about matters such as their use of telemedicine, as though this wasn’t standard practice. — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

O'Hara said years later, children were still badgering her about her forgetfulness. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Nine said league members received money they were owed only after badgering him directly, including threatening to expose him publicly or report him to his employer, and even then, some received only partial winnings. — Alex Andrejev, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Unlike during Warsh’s first stint at the Fed, the current president has been badgering the central bank for rate cuts. — Reuters, NBC news, 13 May 2026

The coding craze spread quickly, from parents badgering their kids to drop the English major and opt for a STEM degree—and former President Barack Obama even urged people to learn to code. — Jake Angelo, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026

Falcinelli continued badgering the officers about his phone. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026

Not only in badgering a quarterback making his first start or in holding Tennessee without a touchdown. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026

Jason Bateman shines in the scene with the Diamond District connect, fast-talking and badgering this guy within an inch of his life until Mancuso and Babbitt show up to take him out. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025