badgering

badg·er

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [baj-er]
- /ˈbædʒ ər/
- /ˈbædʒ.ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [baj-er]
- /ˈbædʒ ər/

Definitions of badgering word

noun badgering any of various burrowing, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, as Taxidea taxus, of North America, and Meles meles, of Europe and Asia. 1
noun badgering the fur of this mammal. 1
noun badgering Australian. a wombat. bandicoot (def 2). 1
noun badgering (initial capital letter) a native or inhabitant of Wisconsin (the Badger State) (used as a nickname). 1
noun badgering a swablike device for cleaning excess mortar from the interiors of newly laid tile drains. 1
verb with object badgering to harass or urge persistently; pester; nag: I had to badger him into coming with us. 1

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Origin of badgering

First appearance:

before 1515

One of the 27% oldest English words

1515-25; variant of badgeard, perhaps badge + -ard, in allusion to white mark or badge on head

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Parts of speech for Badgering

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Badgering

badgering popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for badgering

adjective badgering

teasing — to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport.

noun badgering

harassment — the act or an instance of harassing, or disturbing, pestering, or troubling repeatedly; persecution: She sued her boss for sexual harassment.
bedevilment — to torment or harass maliciously or diabolically, as with doubts, distractions, or worries.
ribbing — one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
molestation — to bother, interfere with, or annoy.

All 5 Synonyms of badgering