- 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
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
Louis testified he felt guilty about setting up Daniel, but he wasn’t above pestering Halem and Ben for a cut of the profits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
"Every couple of days she's pestering me asking if I've looked at dresses or done anything, and I've not," McColgan revealed.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026
I kept pestering Aunt Margaret to tell me if there was anything about eighth grade that I should know and didn’t.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
