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BADGERING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does badgering mean?
• BADGERING (noun)
The noun BADGERING has 1 sense:
1. the act of harassing someone
Familiarity information: BADGERING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of harassing someone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
badgering; bedevilment; torment; worrying
Hypernyms ("badgering" is a kind of...):
harassment; molestation (the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism)
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