Pester and Rouse

Pester

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

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

Nearby Word: pestering

Rouse

Rouse verb - To cause to stop sleeping.

Pester and rouse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pester" instead a verb "Rouse".

Nearby Words: rousing, roused, roust

Common collocations

people pester people rouse people
crew pester crew rouse crew
nation pester nation rouse nation
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