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badg·er
 badger
- pronunciation:
- bae
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
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noun |
| definition 1: |
any of several carnivorous, short-legged mammals that burrow in the ground.
The American badger has a striped head, light fur on its back, and dark fur on its belly.
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| definition 2: |
the heavy black and white fur of such a mammal.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
badgered, badgering, badgers |
| definition: |
to bother stubbornly or persistently; harass.
I finally went to the doctor so my husband would quit badgering me about it.- synonyms:
- harass, nag, pester, plague
- similar words:
- annoy, bait, bedevil, beset, bother, bug, disturb, hassle, hound, irritate, nettle, persecute, pick on, provoke, torment, vex, worry
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| related words: |
accost, fret, harry, heckle, pester, plague, ride, trouble |
| derivation: |
badgeringly (adv.) |
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