ALL meanings of bothering
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B b - verb with object bothering to give trouble to; annoy; pester; worry: His baby sister bothered him for candy. 1
- verb with object bothering to bewilder; confuse: His inability to understand the joke bothered him. 1
- verb without object bothering to take the trouble; trouble or inconvenience oneself: Don't bother to call. He has no time to bother with trifles. 1
- noun bothering something troublesome, burdensome, or annoying: Doing the laundry every week can be a terrible bother. 1
- noun bothering effort, work, or worry: Gardening takes more bother than it's worth. 1
- noun bothering a worried or perplexed state: Don't get into such a bother about small matters. 1
- noun bothering someone or something that bothers or annoys: My cousin is a perpetual bother to me. 1
- verb bothering present participle of bother. 0