| Try to startle, as a puppy might |
Universal |
25 Aug 2025 |
| Talk to incessantly |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Jun 2025 |
| Talk the ear off of someone |
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| Chat to |
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| Annoy (someone) like a toy? |
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| Talk the ear off |
New York Times |
27 Mar 2024 |
| Speak to shrilly |
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| Talk to shrilly |
New York Times |
24 Jan 2024 |
| Pester, like a Pekingese |
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| Threaten, as a little dog might |
New York Times |
04 Jul 2022 |
| Pester, like a puppy |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Aug 2021 |
| Talk shrilly to |
Newsday |
04 Jun 2021 |
| Pester, as a puppy does |
The Washington Post Sunday |
04 Apr 2021 |
| Address sharply |
Newsday |
24 Jan 2021 |
| Pester, Chihuahua-style |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Jun 2020 |
| Annoy with endless talk |
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| Annoy with endless talk |
New York Times |
18 Nov 2019 |
| Talk to loudly |
New York Times |
07 Aug 2019 |
| Try to intimidate, as a dachshund might |
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| Talk to loudly |
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| Pester with barks |
Jonesin |
17 Jul 2018 |
| Pester, puppy-style |
Wall Street Journal |
05 May 2018 |
| Pester, puppy-style |
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| Pester, puppy-style |
USA Today |
11 Apr 2017 |
| Pester, puppy-style |
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| Pester vocally |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Dec 2016 |
| Address loudly and at length |
New York Times |
13 Aug 2016 |
| Bother with barks |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Feb 2016 |
| Address loudly and at length |
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| Pester, puppy-style |
LA Times Daily |
29 Aug 2015 |
| Pester, puppy-style |
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| Scold shrilly |
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| Pester with barks |
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| Talk to shrilly |
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| Bother with barks |
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| Shrilly talk to |
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| Pester shrilly |
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| Bother with blather |
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| Bother with barks |
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| Lecture, say |
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| Bother with barks |
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| Bother vocally |
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| Pester shrilly |
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| Pester shrilly |
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| Vocally bother |
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| Talk to persistently and with a big mouth |
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| Talk to shrilly |
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| Scare away, doggy-style |
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| Pester with barks |
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| Pester with barks |
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| Talk to, puppy-style |
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| Talk to, puppy-style |
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| Protest to, kennel-style |
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| Protest to, kennel-style |
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| Bark toward |
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| Bark toward |
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| What some little dogs do to heels |
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| Complain to, puppy-style |
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| Bark toward |
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| Pester, barking-style |
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