pester

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to annoy or bother someone persistently

   The child would pester his mother with questions.

2. 2
   verb

   to repeatedly ask for something in a way that is irritating

   She would pester him for a ride to the mall.

Probably from Old French empestrer ('to hobble; to encumber'), later associated with Latin pastor ('shepherd'); into Middle English pester 'to annoy; to harass', now 'to bother persistently'.

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