Crossword clues for badgered
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Badger \Badg"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Badgered; p. pr. & vb. n. Badgering.] [For sense 1, see 2d Badger; for 2, see 1st Badger.]
To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate persistently.
To beat down; to cheapen; to barter; to bargain.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: badger)
Wikipedia
Badgered is a 2005 animated short film, nominated on 31 January 2006 for the Academy Award for Animated Short Film. The film was written, animated and directed by Sharon Colman at the National Film and Television School and is voiced by Rupert Degas.
The film is about a solitary Eurasian badger who just wants to get some sleep. It attempts to make an environmental statement by showing the interaction between the badger and USA Trident nuclear missiles that are stored inside the hill in Scotland where the badger lives.
It was included in the Animation Show of Shows.
Usage examples of "badgered".
He savored the thought of his Jenny waiting for him in the house his mother had badgered them into buying, or imagined she had.
Lady Rhys could badger as effectively long distance as she could in person, but nobody badgered Janet, not really.
For years, the county environmental office has badgered the Water and Sewer Department to start work on a larger pipeline.