Pester and Spur

Pester

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

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

Nearby Word: pestering

Spur

Spur verb - To urge or push forward with or as if with a pointed object.

Pester and spur are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pester" instead a verb "Spur".

Nearby Words: spurn, spurt, spurred, spurring

Common collocations

people pester people spur people
enemy pester enemy spur enemy
friends pester friends spur friends
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