ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsPpester
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pester
Meaning: to annoy someone with frequent requests or interruptions
pester in a sentence
How pester is used in real sentences:
My little brother would pester me for snacks every time I sat down to study.
Every afternoon, the puppy would pester the mail carrier by barking and tugging at his shoelaces.
“She also pestered the judges for an early decision, returning again and again with the same demand.”
— from the passage The Lantern Captain
Synonyms for pester
Other words for pester — bother, annoy and nag — carry the same meaning.
- bother
- annoy
- nag
Where it comes from
From Old French empestrer 'to entangle'
Memory hook
PEST-er: acts like a pest, buzzing around you.