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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
pester
    v 1: annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of
         his stammer" [syn: tease, badger, pester, bug,
         beleaguer]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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            We are pestered with mice and rats.   --Dr. H. More.
      [1913 Webster]

            A multitude of scribblers daily pester the world.
                                                  --Dryden.
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   2. To crowd together in an annoying way; to overcrowd; to
      infest. [Obs.] --Milton.
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            All rivers and pools . . . pestered full with
            fishes.                               --Holland.
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Thesaurus Results for pester:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
aggravate, annoy, apply pressure, badger, bait, be at, bedevil, beleaguer, beset, besetment, besiege, blandish, bother, botheration, bristle, brown off, bug, bullyrag, burn up, buttonhole, cajole, carp at, chafe, chivy, coax, devil, discompose, distemper, disturb, dog, dun, exasperate, exasperation, exercise, exert pressure, fash, fret, fret at, fuss at, get, get at, get to, gripe, harass, harry, hassle, heckle, hector, henpeck, hound, importune, irk, irritant, irritate, miff, molest, nag, nag at, needle, nettle, nibble at, niggle, nudzh, nuisance, peck at, peeve, persecute, pest, pick at, pick on, pique, plague, pluck the beard, ply, pother, press, pressure, provoke, push, ride, rile, roil, ruffle, tantalize, tease, torment, try the patience, tweak the nose, urge, vex, wheedle, work on, worry, yap at
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