Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pester
1 sense of pester
Sense 1
tease, badger, pester, bug, beleaguer -- (annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer")
=> torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate -- (treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher")