Pester and Ride

Pester

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

Ride is a synonym for pester (North American) in bother topic. In some cases you can use "Ride" instead a verb "Pester". informal substitute

Nearby Word: pestering

Ride

Ride verb - To attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults.
Usage example: that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing

Pester is a synonym for ride. Sometimes you can use "Pester" instead a verb "Ride".

Nearby Words: rider, riding, ridable

Common collocations

times pester times ride times
dragons pester dragons ride dragons

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Young Wizards Kit and Nita are bored and pester Tom for entertainment: he sends them off to go ride the New York subway.
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