What part of speech is pestering?

Pestering can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. pestering is a verb, gerund of pester (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does pestering mean?

Definitions

Adjective

pestering - 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"

Verb

pester - annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"

Noun

pestering - An act or instance of annoying somebody.

Examples of pestering

#   Sentence  
1. adj. Swarms of pestering gnats.
2. verb Stop pestering me. I'm busy.
3. verb Is Tom pestering you?
4. verb That man was pestering me.
5. verb If you keep pestering me, I'll send you overboard to chum the water with your useless guts!
6. verb Can you stop pestering your brother?
7. verb Why are you pestering me?
8. verb Stop pestering me with your questions!
9. verb Can you stop pestering me? Just because I forgot our wedding anniversary.
10. verb Be persistent, but don't pester them about it cause that'll get you nowhere fast.
11. verb I've had to pester this new guy several times to ask when my table will arrive.
12. verb We will pester him with heaps of questions.
13. verb "Virginia, a wife shouldn't keep secrets from her husband." "Oh? But you are keeping secrets from me, are you not? Or did you think I didn't know about you and Mary?" "But Virginia!" "No buts! Leave my house this instant and pester Mary with your male chauvinism, you cad!"
14. verb "Virginia, a wife shouldn't keep secrets from her husband." "Really? But you're keeping secrets from me, aren't you! Or did you think I didn't know about you and Mary?" "But Virginia!" "No buts! Get out of my house now and pester Mary with your male chauvinism, you git!"
15. verb Yanni continued to pester Skura for a date.
Sentence  
adj.
Swarms of pestering gnats.
verb
Stop pestering me. I'm busy.
Is Tom pestering you?
That man was pestering me.
If you keep pestering me, I'll send you overboard to chum the water with your useless guts!
Can you stop pestering your brother?
Why are you pestering me?
Stop pestering me with your questions!
Can you stop pestering me? Just because I forgot our wedding anniversary.
Be persistent, but don't pester them about it cause that'll get you nowhere fast.
I've had to pester this new guy several times to ask when my table will arrive.
We will pester him with heaps of questions.
"Virginia, a wife shouldn't keep secrets from her husband." "Oh? But you are keeping secrets from me, are you not? Or did you think I didn't know about you and Mary?" "But Virginia!" "No buts! Leave my house this instant and pester Mary with your male chauvinism, you cad!"
"Virginia, a wife shouldn't keep secrets from her husband." "Really? But you're keeping secrets from me, aren't you! Or did you think I didn't know about you and Mary?" "But Virginia!" "No buts! Get out of my house now and pester Mary with your male chauvinism, you git!"
Yanni continued to pester Skura for a date.

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