单词 | badgering |
释义 | ˈbadgering, vbl. n. [f. as prec. + -ing1.] 1. Persistent worrying, persecution.
1796Burke Let. to Lawrence 16 Dec., He would rather be defeated on the Rhine or Po than suffer a badgering every day in the House of Commons. 1840Dickens Barn. Rudge (1866) I. xiii. 59 The constant badgering and worrying of his venerable parent. 2. Acting as ‘badger’; still dial. beating down the cost.
1844Act 7 & 8 Vic. xxiv. Preamb., Statutes..prohibiting..badgering, forestalling, etc. 1875in Whitby Gloss. |

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