as in to tease
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders
He's always badgering me about the dishes.
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as in rabbit
the pelt or fur of a badger
The boutique features a variety of scarfs, including badger, fox, and ermine.
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Recent Examples of badger
Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
My oldest child is in a relationship and has been badgering me about wanting to bring his girlfriend.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 15 May 2025
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Wolverines are members of the weasel family, like ferrets and badgers, and are known for being ferocious and cunning carnivores.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Yet the badgering persisted, and the Armstead family decided to move elsewhere
On May 1, 2020, Miles Armstead returned to that vacant house and began preparing it to be sold.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
My oldest child is in a relationship and has been badgering me about wanting to bring his girlfriend.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 15 May 2025
Noun
Previous studies have shown anything from amphibians to small birds, eggs and snails in ferret badger feces.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Wolverines are members of the weasel family, like ferrets and badgers, and are known for being ferocious and cunning carnivores.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for badger
Verb
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After teasing a trek earlier this week, Paul McCartney has revealed that his Got Back Tour will return to North America this fall, the Beatles legend’s first tour stateside in four years.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
10 July 2025
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The first step is a boot camp in a mountainous ski resort, where Karolina is teased by the other girls and gets so much preferential treatment from Vitek that Lucie, enraged, locks her outside in the snow and nearly kills her in the process.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Every now and then a rabbit, raccoon or rat scurried by.—
David Lei,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
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In tests, the particles were delivered via a tube into the sinus cavities of rabbits who had sinus infections.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 June 2025
Verb
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There was no moment in the tournament that better captured the spirit of football and its role as an emotional release valve than when every member of the squad hounded Gray.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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His longtime chief of staff, Kristina Khorram, allegedly hounded an InterContinental Hotel security guard until Combs successfully secured footage of Combs attacking Ventura in March 2016.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2025
Noun
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The animals included 12 bats, nine racoons, eight skunks, two groundhogs, a bobcat, three cats and a fox, data shows.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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The video has since charmed viewers online, racking up over 122,000 views and sparking plenty of affection for the toy-thieving fox cub and its mischievous crew.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Suddenly, a raccoon popped out from the bleachers, sauntered over the actors’ entrance tunnel, and vanished under a seat.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Coyotes can also help manage the city’s rodent problem and keep other wildlife populations, like Canada geese and raccoons, in check.—
David Lei,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
Noun
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At the same time, marten populations shot up and the researchers began to see their scat in new areas.—
Siddhant Pusdekar,
Journal Sentinel,
5 July 2024
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This acquisition will improve the habitat for Wisconsin’s endangered American marten, which has been facing a dwindling habitat.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes,
8 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The only thing left to do now is find another male otter to keep Ophelia company.—
Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
12 June 2025
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Native to the state, otters are found throughout Florida except in the Keys, according to FWC.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Conservationists have been working to rehabilitate beaver populations, and this sighting is a significant step in the aquatic rewilding of Portugal’s rivers.—
Real-Time news team,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2025
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Half a mile from camp a fresh coyote track crossed the ice and went up the bank, following an old beaver slide.—
Ted Updike,
Outdoor Life,
22 May 2025
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“Badger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/badger. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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