- present participle of pester.
pestering
Example Sentences
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Worn down by pestering, our parents relented and allowed ginger ale at Sunday dinner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
After pestering the local council into submission, two sets of goals were hammered into a nearby patch of gravel where the McGinn brothers, extended family and friends could run wild.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Become a real nuisance and tech boosters will eventually give up, handing the future back to the pestering, teeming masses.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026
The perception from many is that pestering issues aren’t being addressed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2024
Along around third grade they finally stopped pestering me, so I could stop pestering my dad.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
