Pester and Pray

Pester

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

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

Nearby Word: pestering

Pray

Pray verb - To make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner.

Pester and pray are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pester" instead a verb "Pray".

Nearby Words: prayer, prayerful, prayed, praying

Common collocations

opponent pester opponent pray opponent
times pester times pray times
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