pester
verb
[ ˈpɛstə ]
• trouble or annoy (someone) with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions.
• "she constantly pestered him with telephone calls"
Similar:
badger,
hound,
annoy,
bother,
harass,
trouble,
plague,
irritate,
irk,
chivvy,
keep after,
persecute,
torment,
molest,
bedevil,
besiege,
harry,
worry,
beleaguer,
nag,
dun,
importune,
hassle,
bug,
aggravate,
give someone a hard time,
get on someone's nerves,
drive round the bend,
drive up the wall,
get in someone's hair,
get at,
get on someone's back,
get up someone's nose,
ride,
devil,
mither,
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the senses ‘overcrowd (a place)’ and ‘impede (a person)’): from French empestrer ‘encumber’, influenced by pest. The current sense is an extension of an earlier use, ‘infest’, referring to vermin.
