importune

/ˌɪmpɔːtjˈuːn/

/ˌɪmpoːɹtˈuːn/

[verb]

to importune

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to request something in an annoyingly persistent way

synonyms : insist

Examples

1. I remember an answer which when quite young I was prompted to make to a valued adviser who was wont to importune me with the dear old doctrines of the church.

2. At times the whole world seems to be in conspiracy to importune you with emphatic trifles.

3. Yeah, and then the other thing is that other leaders seem to be at least importuned, like Leo Varadkar, the Irish prime minister, who's sort of speaking much more positively about the idea of a customs partnership.

4. In other words, importuning, "Isn't there something you can do for us?"