Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Pestering"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pester \Pes"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pestered}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Pestering}.] [Abbrev. fr. impester, fr. OF. empaistrier,
empestrer, to entangle the feet or legs, to embarrass, F.
emp[^e]trer; pref. em-, en- (L. in in) + LL. pastorium,
pastoria, a fetter by which horses are prevented from
wandering in the pastures, fr. L. pastorius belonging to a
herdsman or shepherd, pastor a herdsman. See {In}, and
{Pasture}, {Pastor}.]
1. To trouble; to disturb; to annoy; to harass with petty
vexations.
We are pestered with mice and rats. --Dr. H. More.
A multitude of scribblers daily pester the world.
--Dryden.
2. To crowd together in an annoying way; to overcrowd; to
infest. [Obs.] --Milton.
All rivers and pools . . . pestered full with
fishes. --Holland.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pestering
adj : causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm
on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is
particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it
galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating
delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito";
"swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled
safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought
annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to
have to admit you are wrong" [syn: {annoying}, {bothersome},
{galling}, {irritating}, {nettlesome}, {pesky}, {pestiferous},
{plaguy}, {plaguey}, {teasing}, {vexatious}, {vexing}]
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