Pester and Urge

Pester

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

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

Nearby Word: pestering

Urge

Urge verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.

Pester and urge are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pester" instead a verb "Urge".

Nearby Words: urged, urging

Common collocations

people pester people urge people
player pester player urge player
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