pestered; pestering
ˈpe-st(ə-)riŋ 
Examples of pester in a Sentence
Leave me alone! Stop pestering me!
one resident pestered the condo board about every little thing
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No kid brother tagging along, pestering him with questions, pushing up on his social circle.
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Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 21 July 2025
Spam calls and robocalls: Telemarketers and scammers buy your phone number and pester you with unwanted calls about everything from fake warranties to phony charity requests.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2025
So much so, in fact, that President Donald Trump has begun to pester the Fed about cutting the federal funds rate.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 18 June 2025
During the press tour, Pugh previously discussed pestering Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige in order to be able to jump off the second-tallest building in the world, at 2,227 feet and eclipsed only by the Burj Khalifa.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025
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Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 21 July 2025
Spam calls and robocalls: Telemarketers and scammers buy your phone number and pester you with unwanted calls about everything from fake warranties to phony charity requests.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2025
So much so, in fact, that President Donald Trump has begun to pester the Fed about cutting the federal funds rate.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 18 June 2025
During the press tour, Pugh previously discussed pestering Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige in order to be able to jump off the second-tallest building in the world, at 2,227 feet and eclipsed only by the Burj Khalifa.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pester
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“Pester.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pester. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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