9 Letter Words for Bothering
bothering
8 Letter Words for Bothering
behoting, berthing, brighten, brighton, bringeth, grothine, neighbor, throeing
7 Letter Words for Bothering
benight, benorth, bethorn, bighorn, bornite, broigne, enright, ergotin, genitor, negrito, nighter, ogtiern, righten, robinet, tigrone, trigone
6 Letter Words for Bothering
behint, behorn, bering, berith, bertin, beting, betorn, binger, biogen, birthe, bitore, boeing, bogier, bonier, borghi, borine, boring, borith, bother, bothie, brehon, breton, bright, briton, brothe, egriot, engirt, enhort, eringo, ethion, ethnog, ethrog, geront, goiter, gorbet, gorbit, gorhen, greith, groten, henbit, heriot, heroin, heting, hieron, hinger, hinter, hoeing, hoenir, hogtie, hornet, ignore, ignote, nigher, nither, norite, nother, obiter, obrien, orbing, orbite, orient, ornith, region, righto, robing, roting, theirn, thring, throne, throng, tinger, tobine, toeing, tonger, tonier, trigon
5 Letter Words for Bothering
begin, begot, being, bento, bergh, berth, beton, bight, bigot, binge, bingo, biont, birne, birth, biter, boget, bogie, boing, boite, boner, bonie, borgh, borne, brent, breth, brine, bring, brite, brith, brogh, broth, ehing, eight, enrib, eoith, ergon, ergot, ering, etrog, genio, genit, genro, gerbo, ghbor, giber, giher, giron, girth, gobet, goier, goner, goter, grein, greit, grint, griot, grith, groin, grone, gront, grote, heron, hinge, hiren, hogen, hoing, honer, hongi, hotei, hoten, inert, inger, ingot, inorb, inorg, inter, intro, iortn, irone, ither, negro, neigh, niger, night, niobe, niter, nitro, noire, noreg, norge, norie, norit, north, noter, ohing, orbit, other, rebit, regin, reign, renig, retin, rhein, rhine, rhino, rhone, right, ringe, rithe, robin, ronte, rotge, tenio, tenor, thegn, thein, their, theor, thine, thing, thone, thong, thore, thorn, throb, throe, tiber, tiger, tigon, tinge, toher, toner, tribe, trigo, trine, trone
4 Letter Words for Bothering
bego, behn, bein, beng, beni, beno, bent, berg, bern, beth, bien, bier, bine, bing, binh, bino, bint, biog, bion, birn, biro, birt, bite, bito, boer, bone, bong, bore, borg, borh, bori, born, bort, bote, both, boti, brei, bret, brie, brig, brin, brio, brit, brog, brot, ebon, ebro, eigh, engr, ento, entr, ergo, erin, erth, eton, gein, geir, geit, gent, gerb, gibe, gien, gire, girn, giro, girt, gite, gith, gobi, goen, goer, gone, gorb, gore, gote, goth, gren, gret, grin, grit, grot, heir, heng, hent, herb, hern, hero, hert, hine, hing, hint, hire, hiro, hoer, hoin, hoit, hone, hong, hont, hore, horn, hort, hote, hoti, inbe, ingo, inro, into, intr, iron, iter, nebo, neth, neti, nigh, niog, nito, noir, nore, nori, note, obit, ogre, oint, oner, orig, orth, rego, regt, rein, reit, reno, rent, rgen, rheo, rhet, ribe, rine, ring, riot, rite, robe, roin, roit, rone, rong, ront, rote, roti, tehr, teng, tern, theb, then, thig, thin, thio, thir, thob, thon, thor, thro, tien, tier, tige, tine, ting, tire, tobe, toge, tone, tong, tore, tori, torn, trib, trie, trig, trin, trio, trog, tron
3 Letter Words for Bothering
beg, ben, ber, bet, big, bin, bio, bit, boe, bog, boh, bon, bor, bot, bro, ebn, ego, eir, eng, eon, erg, ern, ert, eth, geb, gen, geo, ger, get, gib, gie, gin, gio, git, gob, goi, gon, gor, got, gro, gte, hei, hen, heo, her, het, hgt, hie, hin, hir, hit, hob, hoe, hog, hoi, hon, hor, hot, ign, ing, int, ion, ire, nbe, nbg, neb, neg, nei, neo, net, nib, nie, nig, nit, nob, nog, noh, nor, not, nth, obe, obi, oer, oie, one, oni, ont, orb, ore, org, ort, rbi, reb, reg, reh, rei, rhb, rhe, rho, rib, rie, rig, rin, rio, rit, rob, roe, rog, roi, ron, rot, rte, rti, teg, ten, ter, tgn, thb, the, tho, tib, tie, tig, tin, tng, tob, toe, tog, toi, ton, tor, tri
Definitions for Bothering
[1] to give trouble to; annoy; pester; worry: His baby sister bothered him for candy.
[2] to bewilder; confuse: His inability to understand the joke bothered him.
[3] to take the trouble; trouble or inconvenience oneself: Don't bother to call. He has no time to bother with trifles.
[4] something troublesome, burdensome, or annoying: Doing the laundry every week can be a terrible bother.
[5] effort, work, or worry: Gardening takes more bother than it's worth.
[6] a worried or perplexed state: Don't get into such a bother about small matters.
[7] someone or something that bothers or annoys: My cousin is a perpetual bother to me.
[8] Chiefly British . (used to express mild irritation.)
[9] (tr) to give annoyance, pain, or trouble to; irritate his bad leg is bothering him again
[10] (tr) to trouble (a person) by repeatedly disturbing; pester stop bothering your father!
[11] (intr) to take the time or trouble; concern oneself don't bother to come with me
[12] (tr) to make (a person) alarmed or confused the thought of her husband's return clearly bothered her
[13] a state of worry, trouble, or confusion
[14] a person or thing that causes fuss, trouble, or annoyance
[15] informal a disturbance or fight; trouble (esp in the phrase a spot of bother )
[16] mainly British an exclamation of slight annoyance
Words related to Bothering
botherpestering, bugging, botheration, disturbance, exasperation, harassment, irritation, vexation
Words nearby Bothering
botherboth feet on the ground, with, both ways, botha, botham, bothe, bother, bother, bothered, botheration, bothersome, bothnia, bothriocephalus
Origin of Bothering
1710–20; orig. Hiberno-English; probably by hypercorrection from bodder, an alternate early form; origin obscure
Other words from Bothering
un·both·ered , adjective
un·both·er·ing , adjective
Word origin for Bothering
C18: perhaps from Irish Gaelic bodhar deaf, vexed; compare Irish Gaelic buairim I vex
Synonyms for Bothering
bugging, pestering, botheration, disturbance, exasperation, harassment, irritation, vexation
