bothering (noun)
1bothering — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act of annoying: annoyance, botheration, exasperation, harassment, irritation, pestering, provocation, vexation. See FEELINGS, PAIN …
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3botheration — noun Date: 1797 1. the act of bothering ; the state of being bothered 2. something that bothers often used interjectionally …
4botheration — noun The act of bothering, or state of being bothered; cause of trouble; perplexity; annoyance; vexation …
5chicken salt — noun A seasoning comprising table salt blended with herbs, spices, flavourings, and sometimes monosodium glutamate, often containing chicken extracts. Look at that man, eating No Name chicken salt from a noodles packet; not bothering to chase… …
6conscience — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clean (esp. AmE), clear, easy, good ▪ How can you do your job with a clean conscience? ▪ I have a clear conscience. ▪ …
7thug — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ teenage, young ▪ street (esp. AmE) ▪ murderous, vicious, violent ▪ drunken …
8bother — I UK [ˈbɒðə(r)] / US [ˈbɑðər] verb Word forms bother : present tense I/you/we/they bother he/she/it bothers present participle bothering past tense bothered past participle bothered *** 1) [intransitive, usually in negatives or questions] if you… …
9bother — both|er1 [ baðər ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive usually in negatives or questions if you do not bother to do something, you do not do it, either because there seems to be no good reason or because it involves too much effort: bother to do something …
10bother — 1 verb 1 MAKE AN EFFORT (I, T) to make the effort to do something (+ about/with) BrE: I m too busy to bother about fixing it now. | (not) bother to do sth: Unfortunately he didn t bother to check the exact wording of the contract before he signed …