botherate

present singular third person botherates · participle present botherating · participle past botherated · past botherated

1. colloquialnonstandardtransitiveTo bother.

   Stop botherating him, I say. He's got too much to worry about already.

   2014, M. R. C. Kasasian, The Curse of the House of Foskett

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   Months of networking, botherating, begging, and pleading had finally gotten us a space. I was so excited. This would be far and away the largest and most important venue where we'd ever had the chance to exhibit.

   2018, Emily Schoerning, Science Culture, Language, and Education in America, page 111

   Synonyms: annoy, irritate, vex, aggravate, annoy, nettle, rankle, ruffle