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badgering

/ˈbædʒərɪŋ/

Translations

badgeringnoun

badgerings

harcèlementAction insistante et agaçante consistant à solliciter ou à critiquer quelqu’un de façon répétée.

Her constant badgering about my eating habits was starting to get on my nerves.

Son harcèlement constant au sujet de mes habitudes alimentaires commençait à m’agacer.

Additional translations

harcèlementSpécialement au tribunal, pour une série de questions agressives ou trop insistantes.

Synonyms

badgeringgerund / present participle

/ˈbædʒərɪŋ/

/ˈbædʒɚɪŋ/

Used attributively to modify nouns, describing persistent harassment or nagging.

harcelantQui importune, presse ou critique de façon répétée et insistante.

She was tired of his badgering tone.

Elle en avait assez de son ton harcelant.

Additional translations

insistantSe dit d’une attitude ou d’un ton pressant et importun.

Synonyms

badgerverb

badgering

Gerund

badgered

Past Simple

badgered

Past Participle

badgering

Gerund

/ˈbædʒə/

/ˈbædʒər/

harcelerAvec l’idée d’importuner par des demandes ou des questions répétées.

She badgered him for weeks until he finally agreed to help her with the project.

Elle l’a harcelé pendant des semaines jusqu’à ce qu’il accepte enfin de l’aider pour le projet.

Additional translations

chasserSens de chasse ; surtout en parlant du blaireau.

Synonyms

Definitions

badgeringnoun

The act of repeatedly asking someone to do something or repeatedly criticizing them in an annoying way.

Her constant badgering about my eating habits was starting to get on my nerves.

Aggressive or persistent questioning, especially of a witness in court.

The judge warned the attorney to refrain from further badgering of the witness.

badgeringgerund / present participle

Persistently harassing, nagging, or pressuring.

She was tired of his badgering tone.

badgerverb

To repeatedly ask or bother someone with questions or requests.

She badgered him for weeks until he finally agreed to help her with the project.

To hunt, harass, or bait a badger, typically with dogs; to torment an animal in its sett.

Poachers were prosecuted for badgering the animals during the closed season.