[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

badgering \badg"ering\, n.
   1. the act of one who badgers.
      1913 webster

   2. the practice of buying wheat and other kinds of food in
      one place and selling them in another for a profit. prov.
      eng.
      1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

badger \badg"er\, v. t. imp.  p. p. badgered; p. pr.  vb.
   n. badgering. for sense 1, see 2d badger; for 2, see
   1st badger.
   1. to tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or
      irritate persistently.
      1913 webster

   2. to beat down; to cheapen; to barter; to bargain.
      1913 webster
see also:
badgered badgering badger 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

badgering
     n : the act of harassing someone syn: worrying, torment, bedevilment
see also:
worrying torment bedevilment 

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