pester
/ˈpɛstə/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈpɛstə/
pester
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- 2 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
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- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final r is pronounced in US English
pes - ter -> pester
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
pester /'pestǝ(r)/ v ~sb (for sth );~ sb (with sth)
နှောင့်ယှက်သည်။ ဒုက္ခပေးသည်။ အပူကပ်သည်။ နားပူသည်။ He told the photographers to stop pestering him. ❍ The horses were continually pestered by flies. ❍ Beggars pestered him for money. ❍ He pestered her with requests for help. ❍ They keep pestering me to read to them.
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bother, annoy, harass, worry, beleaguer, disturb, badger, be at, bedevil, botherment, bug, crawler, dog, drive crazy, drive up the wall, filler, fret, get at, get in one's hair, get on one's nerves, get to, harrier, harry, hassle, hector, hound, importune, infest, insist, irk, mess with, nag, nudge, nuisance, overspread, packer, pesterer, pick at, pick on, plague, poor excuse, provoke, remind, ride, swarmer, tantalize, tease, torment, work on, worrier
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