bothering

English

Verb

bothering

  1. present participle and gerund of bother

Adjective

bothering (comparative more bothering, superlative most bothering)

  1. That bothers; annoying, irritating. [from 18th c.]
    • 1973, Christina Stead, The Little Hotel, Text Classics, published 2016, page 177:
      ‘I never told you, I had a bothering experience with him. Nothing came of it fortunately.’

Derived terms

Noun

bothering (plural botherings)

  1. The action of troubling or disturbing someone

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