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Bother vs Winnie - What's the difference?

bother | winnie |

As a verb bother

is to annoy, to disturb, to irritate.

As a noun bother

is fuss, ado.

As an interjection bother

is a mild expression of annoyance.

As a proper noun winnie is

a diminutive of the male given name winston.

bother

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To annoy, to disturb, to irritate.
  • Would it bother you if I smoked?
  • To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome.
  • Why do I even bother to try?
  • * Henry James
  • without bothering about it
  • To do something which is of negligible inconvenience.
  • You didn't even bother to close the door.

    Synonyms

    * (annoy, disturb ): annoy, disturb, irritate, put out, vex * See also

    Usage notes

    * This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive'' or the ''gerund (-ing) . See

    Noun

  • Fuss, ado.
  • There was a bit of bother at the hairdresser's when they couldn't find my appointment in the book.
  • * '>citation
  • Trouble, inconvenience.
  • Yes, I can do that for you - it's no bother .

    Interjection

  • A mild expression of annoyance.
  • * 1926 , A A Milne, Winnie the Pooh'', Methuen & Co., Ltd., Chapter 2 ''...in which Pooh goes visiting and gets into a tight place :
  • "Oh, help!" said Pooh. "I'd better go back."
    "Oh, bother !" said Pooh. "I shall have to go on."
    "I can't do either!" said Pooh. "Oh, help and bother !"

    Synonyms

    * blast, dang (US ), darn

    winnie

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A diminutive of the male given name Winston.
  • A diminutive of the female given names Winifred and Winona.
  • Quotations

    * 1880 Alfred Tennyson: Minnie and Winnie : *: Minnie and Winnie *: Slept in a shell. *: Sleep, little ladies! *: And they slept well.