/ˈpestər/

pes·ter

BrE /ˈpestə(r)/

NAmE /ˈpestər/

[T, I]

to annoy sb, especially by asking them sth many times

SYN badger

~ sb for sth

Journalists pestered neighbours for information.

~ sb with sth

He has been pestering her with phone calls for over a week.

~ sb/sth

The horses were continually pestered by flies.

~ (sb to do sth)

The kids kept pestering me to read to them.