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

• unbothering

Noun

bothering (plural botherings)

1. The action of troubling or disturbing someone

Anagrams

• nightrobe