(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pester.

adverse criticism aggravating animadversion annoying aspersion bad notices bad press blandishment bothering bothersome buttonholing cajolement cajolery cajoling captiousness carping cavil caviling censoriousness coaxing criticism demanding disturbing dunning exasperating exception faultfinding flak galling hairsplitting harassing hit home thrust hostile criticism hypercriticalness hypercriticism importunate importunateness importune importunity imputation insistent irking irksome irritating knock nagging niggle niggling nit nit-picking obloquy overcriticalness pesky pestiferous pestilent pestilential pettifogging plaguesome plaguey plaguing plying pressing pressure priggishness provoking quibble quibbling rap reflection reproachfulness slam stricture swipe taking exception teasing tiresome tormenting trichoschistism troublesome troubling urgency urgent urging vexatious vexing wearisome wheedling worrisome worrying