bothering

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adjective

That bothers; annoying, irritating.

Less commonFirst used 18th c.Scrabble 15
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Meanings

adjectivebothering (comparative more bothering, superlative most bothering)

comparative more bothering · superlative most bothering

  1. That bothers; annoying, irritating.First known use 18th c.

    ‘I never told you, I had a bothering experience with him. Nothing came of it fortunately.’

    1973, Christina Stead, The Little Hotel, Text Classics, published 2016, page 177
nounbothering (plural botherings)

plural botherings

  1. The act or habit of troubling or disturbing someone.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bother

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Breightonnightrobe
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APA

bothering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bothering

MLA

“bothering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bothering. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bothering,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bothering.

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