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1 —1 use as in:
badgered her until she agreed
Definition
to nag or bother someone repeatedly — typically to get them to do something
- You are always badgering me about my ring; but you have never bothered me about the other things that I got on my journey.1.1 — Book 1 Chapter 1 — A Long-expected Party (63% in)
There are no more uses of "badger" flagged with this meaning in The Fellowship of the Ring.
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- 'No, but I had to badger you,' said Gandalf.1.1 — Book 1 Chapter 1 — A Long-expected Party (63% in)
- He waited for an opportunity, when the talk was going again, and Tom was telling an absurd story about badgers and their queer ways — then he slipped the Ring on.1.7 — Book 1 Chapter 7 — In the House of Tom Bombadil (92% in)
- 'There must have been a mighty crowd of dwarves here at one time ' said Sam; 'and every one of them busier than badgers for five hundred years to make all this, and most in hard rock too!2.4 — Book 2 Chapter 4 — A Journey in the Dark (85% in)
There are no more uses of "badger" in The Fellowship of the Ring.
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