"badgering" in the noun sense
1. badgering, worrying, torment, bedevilment
the act of harassing someone
"badgering" in the verb sense
1. tease, badger, pester, bug, beleaguer
annoy persistently
"The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
2. badger
persuade through constant efforts
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