# bothering

Pronunciation: US say "BAH-ther-ing" /ˈbɑðəɹɪŋ/; say "BO-thuh-ing" UK /ˈbɒðə(ɹ)ɪŋ/, AUS /ˈbɔðə(ɹ)ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of bother. — present participle and gerund of bother
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of bother. Use it for something happening now or as the name of the action.
   - _The children were bothering the cat all afternoon._
   - _Bothering with every minor detail only slowed the project down._

## Adjective

2. Annoying or irritating; tending to trouble or disturb someone.
   - Simple: Causing worry or annoyance to someone.
   - _His bothering tendency to interrupt made the meetings drag on._
   - _There was something faintly bothering about the way he kept staring._

## Noun

3. The act of troubling, disturbing, or annoying another person.
   - Simple: The act of troubling or disturbing someone.
   - _The endless bothering from reporters wore the family down._
   - _He finally lost his patience after an hour of relentless bothering._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/bothering (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).