How do you use Badgering in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like worrying or torment, plus the exact meaning.
Badgering meaning
annoying; upsetting
Synonyms of Badgering
Using Badgering
- The main meaning on this page is: annoying; upsetting
- Useful related words include: worrying, torment, bedevilment, harassment.
- In the example corpus, badgering often appears in combinations such as: badgering them, badgering of.
Context around Badgering
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Badgering
- In this selection, "badgering" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ending, albanese, aqua and snap stand out and add context to how "badgering" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after much badgering and threats and after some badgering aqua describes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "badgering" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with badgering
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They include everything from philosophical queries to badgering. (8 words)
They’re badgering the chair umpires on the changeover. (9 words)
But this is after five years of us badgering them. (10 words)
Difficulties in France The French made every effort to rescue Jacobite chieftains as well as Charles, and gave him a hero's welcome on his return to France, but soon tired of his badgering them to provide a renewed assault on the Hanoverians. (43 words)
Meanwhile the states are badgering Albanese for at least $5 billion in annual GST top-up payments to become a permanent thing, the ($) reports, after the PM told national cabinet to fund the treatment of “early developmental disorders and mild autism”. (41 words)
I guess it’s the same reason the present government failed to act on the land question and today, after much badgering and threats, it starts a process which it could have began in 1994. (35 words)
Example sentences (12)
Meanwhile the states are badgering Albanese for at least $5 billion in annual GST top-up payments to become a permanent thing, the ($) reports, after the PM told national cabinet to fund the treatment of “early developmental disorders and mild autism”.
Mem-cho and Yuki ask Aqua what his ideal girl is, and after some badgering, Aqua describes a person that is quite similar to Ai.
But this is after five years of us badgering them.
Nick Sirianni's badgering of fans in their home stadium seems like a distant memory now that the team is on a winning streak.
Badgering Snap employees on the oceanfront walk became a pastime for the die-hards.
They include everything from philosophical queries to badgering.
I guess it’s the same reason the present government failed to act on the land question and today, after much badgering and threats, it starts a process which it could have began in 1994.
Leftmedia outlets completely fabricate a storyline to continue their never-ending badgering of law-abiding gun owners.
They’re badgering the chair umpires on the changeover.
They then began a vicious and brutal assault that was caught on camera, punching and badgering his body and dragging him.
Difficulties in France The French made every effort to rescue Jacobite chieftains as well as Charles, and gave him a hero's welcome on his return to France, but soon tired of his badgering them to provide a renewed assault on the Hanoverians.
He spent much time shopping and walking near the seafront but despite Derleth's badgering, resisted the writing of more fiction.
Common combinations with badgering
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- badgering them 2×
- badgering of 2×