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n. - The act of harassing someone.

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  • Verb (used with object) : I had to badger him into coming with us
  • Giving an honest answer to repeated badgering from a twunt does not equal boasting.
  • Whether fair or not, Dean's "outsider" status makes him immune to this kind of badgering, at least for the moment.
  • Or Hillary Clinton whining about Katie Couric's "badgering" and dirty interview tactics and obvious low self esteem?
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