beleaguer

Verbs

(v) annoy persistently
- The children teased the boy because of his stammer
badger, bug, pester, tease,
(v) surround so as to force to give up
- The Turks besieged Vienna
besiege, circumvent, hem in, surround,

Synonyms

badger bug pester tease besiege circumvent hem in surround

Words of close approximity

beleaguering