0 present participle of badger --
1 to persuade someone by telling them repeatedly to do something, or to question someone repeatedly: --
[ + to infinitive ] Every time we go into a shop, the kids badger me to buy them sweets.
[ + into + -ing verb ] She's been badgering me into doing some exercise.
Stop badgering me - I'll do it when I'm ready.
We do not want half a dozen organisations constantly badgering one company—that would put off that company.
I feel for him in the badgering that he had to put up with.
Then followed continuous badgering not only of the poor woman, but of her relatives for the instalments.
But it is the badgering by the patient which is much more difficult for the doctor to resist.
I did not want to be unfair by badgering him every year.
The report talks about "badgering" employers, but our experience is that this is not enough.
I apologise for being a bit mean and tough, and for badgering him.
Therefore, they must not continue the nagging and badgering process which has been going on.
