pestering

(But on the other hand, if I hadn't been willing to debate, I never would have gotten the perspective that some women give in because they think the pestering is a prologue to rape and they'd rather give in semi-willingly than anger the man until he eventually assaults them — an interesting thought that obviously changes the way that we'll have to work to solve the problem.)

The Nature Of Communication stuart_moulder 2005

Let the calls pestering our elected officials to remain faithful to our agenda start once more.

Is There a Line in the Health Care Reform That Promises a Cure for AIDS? Thomas DeLorenzo 2010

Let the calls pestering our elected officials to remain faithful to our agenda start once more.

Thomas DeLorenzo: Is There a Line in the Health Care Reform That Promises a Cure for AIDS? 2010

I, “O thou with tongue long as the tail of a jackass, thou persistest in pestering me with thy prate and thou becomest more longsome in thy long speeches, when all I want of thee is to shave my head and wend thy way!”

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

I always assumed that it was pretty much the same thing we all do when we find a really wicked piece of music and immediately begin pestering everyone we know to listen to it.

The importance of being earnest Matthew Guerrieri 2006

I always assumed that it was pretty much the same thing we all do when we find a really wicked piece of music and immediately begin pestering everyone we know to listen to it.

Archive 2006-10-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2006

The setups weren't bad, and in fact that slap pass to Smith for the opener was downright pretty, but the pestering was a thing to behold if you're into that sort of thing.

Yahoo! Sports - Top News Ryan Lambert 2010

The setups weren't bad, and in fact that slap pass to Smith for the opener was downright pretty, but the pestering was a thing to behold if you're into that sort of thing.

Yahoo! Sports - Top News Ryan Lambert 2010

And it's easy to slip in words like "pestering" when you mean to disparage a person who is only doing the normal thing under the circumstances.

Archive 2007-10-01 Ann Althouse 2007

She would be the kind of pestering woman at the grocery store who would ask if you have a moment to fill out a form.

CNN Transcript Dec 14, 2005 2005