badger

A wild animal with short legs that digs underground homes; many have black and white markings.

• A badger crossed the path.
• Badgers often look for food at night.
• We found a badger sett near the woods.

Common phrases: badger sett, badger cub, wild badger, honey badger

To keep asking or bothering someone until they become annoyed.

• Stop badgering me!
• The children badgered him for sweets.
• Reporters kept badgering her about her private life.

How to use it: badger someone about something (The children badgered me about the trip.); badger someone for something (He kept badgering his parents for money.); badger someone into doing something (They badgered her into joining the club.)

Similar words: pester, nag, harass

Common phrases: badger someone about something, badger someone for something, badger someone into something