To persuade through constant efforts.

To annoy continually or chronically; SYN. hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke.

To bother or annoy.

To subject to petty authority; -- said of a wife who thus treats her husband.

To pursue or chase relentlessly; SYN. hunt, trace.

1. To bother persistently with trivial complaints; SYN. peck, hen-peck.
2. To remind or urge constantly
3. To worry persistently

To goad or provoke, as by constant criticism; SYN. needle, goad.