Word Finder - bothering

definition

To annoy, to disturb, to irritate.

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Would it bother you if I smoked?

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To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome.

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Why do I even bother to try?

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To do something which is of negligible inconvenience.

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You didn't even bother to close the door.

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The action of troubling or disturbing someone

The only thing bothering me is you.

I apologize for bothering you.

I think something is bothering you, Martha.

Now, tell me what's really bothering you.

Maybe it was the other thing that was bothering him.

He did not act as if it was bothering him.

He set down his glass, and taking Cynthia's hand, retreated from the parlor to the kitchen, without even bothering to make an excuse.

No, something was bothering him.

Are you ever going to tell me what's bothering you?

He sat down with the bottle, not bothering to use a glass.

Dean dumped some sort of casserole, frozen and packaged, into the oven without bothering to read what would emerge as their supper.

Gabe sounded more relieved than Rhyn thought the encounter warranted.  He looked closely at his friend, wondering what might be bothering him.

They haven't just arrested some anarchists that were becoming too bothering.

After the first commotion, Zeb had cussed once and slipped into his boots without bothering to find his socks.

Finally, I throw myself on to the nearest park bench, not bothering about the bird excrement or chewing gum.

He lets himself drop into an easy lope, not bothering to try to catch her just yet.

In the grand, cosmic scale of things, I was merely a blip, hardly worth bothering about.

There was clearly no point at all in even bothering to release such complex works of studio wizardry in glorious mono.

Here, huge turbines can gather the energy from the sea winds without using valuable land or bothering nearby populations.

If she only had a clue what was bothering him.

The smoke was bothering me and I didn't want to ruin the party for all of you, so I simply walked home.

Do you want to talk about what's bothering you?

He started to move away, but I stopped him, concerned what was bothering him.

What's bothering you—more than just you're going away?

Maybe that was what was bothering him.

When Rhyn left, he said something that's been bothering me.

Why is Josh calling you, and what's he bothering you about?

Whatever was bothering him, it was clear that he didn't want to continue his role as protector and director.

The mess with Jessi was bothering him, just like the stealthy Others tracking him.

What's bothering you—more than just you're going away?

Fancy bothering about such trifles now!

That sarky comment was purely aimed at a number of fools who judge Mr P without actually bothering to read him first.

Others have a stand off approach, and will let you look around without bothering you.

After a divorce, you may feel as though no one understands what you are going through, so you isolate yourself so you don't have to feel as though you are bothering others with your frustrations, anger, sadness and self-ridicule.

They allow you to block out background noise as well as keep the guided meditation from bothering others.

Hold the clothing up to your body before bothering to carry it to the dressing room.

If the teenager starts to talk about what is bothering him/her, don't minimize it.

If you find unexplained cuts or bruises on your son or daughter, it is a strong sign something is seriously bothering him or her.

Many campers stop bothering with cooking on the charcoal grills found at many campsites when they learn how to prepare meals with their iron grill for campfire cooking.

The pacifier is an easy fix that may cause parents not to seek to understand what is bothering the baby.

Harassment-The persistent annoying, attacking, or bothering of another person.

You can't force children to talk about what's bothering them because if you try, you may only push them away.

If you have decided to keep your hair long, but don't want it hanging down and bothering you all evening, then a prom hair updo might be a better option for you than a traditional long hair style in which your hair hangs down.

Talking about what's bothering a mother can help.

Take all the time you need to determine what is bothering you.

For most guys, they only understand that a girl is upset or something is bothering her is when they see her cry.

Women love to talk about things and explore whatever is bothering them.

How do I stop this from bothering me so?

The "stalker" applications aren't really worth bothering with, since you can easily see who is interacting with your profile pages at any given time.

That's what's been bothering me all this time.