botherate
botherate verb: to bother.
Verb
botherate (third-person singular simple present botherates, present participle botherating, simple past and past participle botherated)
- To bother.
- Stop botherating him, I say. He's got too much to worry about already.2014, M. R. C. Kasasian, The Curse of the House of Foskett
- Months of networking, botherating, begging, and pleading had finally gotten us a space. I was so excited. This would be far and away the largest and most important venue where we'd ever had the chance to exhibit.2018, Emily Schoerning, Science Culture, Language, and Education in America, page 111
- Synonyms:
- annoy, irritate, vex, aggravate, nettle, rankle, ruffle, sting, burn someone's ass, antagonize
Synonyms of botherate
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Forms of botherate
| third-person singular present | botherates |
|---|---|
| present participle | botherating |
| past participle | botherated |
| past | botherated |
Questions about botherate
- What does botherate mean?
- Botherate means to bother.
- What part of speech is botherate?
- Botherate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of botherate?
- The past tense of botherate is botherated.
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