Meaning & use
pester
To repeatedly annoy or bother someone, especially with persistent requests.
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The kids kept pestering their parents for ice cream on the drive home.
Reporters pestered the celebrity with endless questions outside the crowded courthouse.
A note on using this word
Pester implies repeated, often trivial annoyance rather than a single serious intrusion, commonly used about children.
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