Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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}.]
   1. To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or
      irritate persistently.

   2. To beat down; to cheapen; to barter; to bargain.

Badgering \Badg"er*ing\, n.
   1. The act of one who badgers.

   2. The practice of buying wheat and other kinds of food in
      one place and selling them in another for a profit. [Prov.
      Eng.]

Source : WordNet®

badgering
     n : the act of harassing someone [syn: {worrying}, {torment}, {bedevilment}]