Eat and Pester

Eat

Eat verb - To disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts.
Usage example: it really eats me the way people go to national parks to enjoy nature—and then leave their litter behind

Pester and eat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pester" instead a verb "Eat".

Nearby Words: eating, eatable, eaten, eater

Pester

Pester verb - To thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation.

Eat and pester are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Eat" instead a verb "Pester".

Nearby Word: pestering

Common collocations

people eat people pester people
lead eat lead pester lead

Both words in one sentence

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