BOTHERING

Verb

bothering

present participle of bother

Noun

bothering (plural botherings)

The action of troubling or disturbing someone

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


BOTHER

Both"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bothered (p. pr. & vb. n. Bothering.] Etym: [Cf. Ir. buaidhirt trouble, buaidhrim I vex.]

Definition: To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See Pother.

Note: The imperative is sometimes used as an exclamation mildly imprecatory.

Both"er, v. i.

Definition: To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome. Without bothering about it. H. James.

Both"er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, bothers; state of perplexity or annoyance; embarrassment; worry; disturbance; petty trouble; as, to be in a bother.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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