What is the meaning of pestering?

verb

• Annoy persistently.
  • usage: "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
  • synonyms: tease, badger, pester, bug, beleaguer

adjective

• Causing irritation or annoyance.
  • usage: "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
  • synonyms: annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing