badgering

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

badgering
    n 1: the act of harassing someone [syn: {badgering}, {worrying},
         {torment}, {bedevilment}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Badgering \Badg"er*ing\, n.
   1. The act of one who badgers.
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   2. The practice of buying wheat and other kinds of food in
      one place and selling them in another for a profit. [Prov.
      Eng.]
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Badger \Badg"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Badgered}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Badgering}.] [For sense 1, see 2d {Badger}; for 2, see
   1st {Badger}.]
   1. To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or
      irritate persistently.
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   2. To beat down; to cheapen; to barter; to bargain.
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