Meaning & use
Badgered
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Persistently pestered or harassed someone, typically to get them to do something.
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The kids badgered their parents for a puppy every single day.
Reporters badgered the senator with questions until he finally answered.
A note on using this word
The verb likely derives from the old blood sport of badger-baiting, where badgers were relentlessly harassed by dogs.
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